#Alicia vikander tomb raider costume series#

Mathias takes Lara prisoner, claiming that he killed her father and revealing that he intends to use Richard's research to continue his expedition. The expedition has been funded by a shadowy organization called Trinity, which seeks to harness and weaponize Himiko's power. She awakens only to encounter Mathias Vogel, the leader of an expedition to locate Himiko's tomb. The ship capsizes in a violent storm and Lara has washed ashore where she is knocked unconscious. With the money Lara travels to Hong Kong where she hires Lu Ren, captain of the ship Endurance, to sail into the Devil's Sea and the island of Yamatai. Not yet having received her inheritance Lara is forced to pawn the jade pendant her father gave her. Richard warns Lara to destroy his research, but she ignores his warnings and investigates further. Lara reluctantly accepts and gains access to a secret chamber in her father's tomb, where she finds a pre-recorded video message from Richard detailing his research into Himiko, the mythical Queen of Yamatai who was said to command the power over life and death. Lara believes her father to still be alive, but Ana warns Lara that if she does not claim her inheritance, the family estate, Croft Manor, will be sold off.

Richard's business partner Ana Miller posts her bail and urges Lara to accept her inheritance. She is arrested after a collision with a police car.

#Alicia vikander tomb raider costume series#

Another reboot film, set to be part of a shared universe that will include a television series and a video game, is in development at Amazon Studios and dj2 Entertainment.įollowing the disappearance of her father, Lord Richard Croft, Lara Croft makes a living as a bike courier.

Ī sequel was initially in development with Vikander set to return, but was cancelled in 2022 after MGM's rights to the Tomb Raider series expired, while Vikander stepped down from the role. Vikander's performance and the characterization of Croft drew a polarized response some described her as a 'capable, powerful, and unobjectified heroine', while others called her bland, and a 'punching bag and onlooker'. Tomb Raider received mixed reviews from critics, with some describing the plot as painted 'by the numbers', and others praising the action sequences, tone, grittiness, and realistic take on the franchise. The film grossed $274 million worldwide, the same as the 2001 film of the same name and more than its 2003 sequel, although it needed to gross at least $275 million to break even. The first Tomb Raider film not to be distributed by Paramount Pictures, it was released in the United Kingdom on March 14, 2018, and in the United States on March 16, 2018, by Warner Bros. The film was also shot on location across London, particularly East London.

Studios, Leavesden in Hertfordshire, England, and Cape Town, South Africa. Principal photography lasted from January to June 2017 and took place at Warner Bros. Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu, and Kristin Scott Thomas appear in supporting roles. The film stars Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft, who embarks on a perilous journey to her father's last-known destination, hoping to solve the mystery of his disappearance. An American and British co-production, it is based on the 2013 video game of the same name, with some elements of its sequel by Crystal Dynamics, a reboot, and the third installment in the Tomb Raider film series. Tomb Raider is a 2018 action-adventure film directed by Roar Uthaug, with a screenplay by Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Alastair Siddons, from a story by Evan Daugherty and Robertson-Dworet.