Tomb Raider’s Probably Getting Another Reboot Movie

Back in 2018, MGM launched the Tomb Raider reboot movie starring Alicia Vikander that did solidly on the field workplace. A sequel appeared like a certain factor for Vikander’s tackle Lara Croft, which was largely modeled after the occasions of Crystal Dynamics’ reboot trilogy, however then the pandemic lower off its manufacturing date, and mum’s been the phrase ever since. Now not solely is it not occurring, one other reboot is taking its place.

According to The Wrap, MGM’s now misplaced the rights to Tomb Raider as a movie IP, and now studios are bidding for the chance to grab it up. As a results of the IP altering palms, Vikander’s Croft is presently out, with nary an actor in consideration for the function, nor a director to take cost of one other movie. Interestingly, it seems like Netflix’s anime sequence—which is able to star Haley Atwell as Croft and is about within the continuity of the reboot video games—continues to be in progress.

Tomb Raider is fairly common, each as a sequence of video games and as a movie sequence. The authentic duology of the 2000s, starring Angelina Jolie as Lara, earned practically $435 million globally, and the 2018 movie made $274.7 million. Since Indiana Jones appears set to bow out, and Sony’s obtained Tom Holland’s soul on lockdown between Spider-Man and Uncharted, it’s solely pure {that a} studio would need to proceed that franchise.

The information of Tomb Raider’s movie model getting a reboot comes across the similar time as an alleged script for Crystal Dynamics’ upcoming Tomb Raider sport has surfaced. In it, a extra skilled Lara is to coach a gaggle of recent treasure hunters to assist her with a brand new risk mentioned to be greater than herself. Whether it’s true or not, it’ll be awhile earlier than the sport comes out, and sure even longer earlier than we get information of a brand new film starring both a longtime or new actress to proceed the cinematic Croft lineage.

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