has released the first details of the movie, along with the first photo of Alicia Vikander as Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft. With the movie now in production, Warner Bros. The film seems to be imitating it heavily Lara's outfit, the look and feel of the ship and island, and the inclusion of a climbing pick as a primary tool for the young archaeologist, are are all pulled directly from the game. While video game movie adaptations have often ended in disaster or disappointment, gamers are excited for the upcoming Tomb Raider movie reboot. If you want an indication of where this movie is going (and/or if you want to raid some tombs yourself), it's worth checking out. Tomb Raider 2 First Draft Is Finished, Writer Reveals Possible Title. Tomb Raider 2013 is a chronicle of Lara's suffering and survival, a story about a woman who goes into a situation she's unprepared for and learns to fight her way out. This Lara is more complex, more human, and still learning the ropes of raiding tombs. The new Lara Croft introduced in that game, written by Rhianna Pratchett (a storied games and comics scribe, and daughter of the late fantasy writer Terry), is designed as a direct repudiation of the '90s iteration of the character. Her boat crashes, Lara gets captured by the baddies, and everything spirals out from there.

They have the same basic premise: Lara Croft goes on a journey to a dangerous, possibly magic, island, following in the footsteps of her archaeologist father.

That game, also called Tomb Raider because the world is a confusing place, looks a lot like the upcoming movie based on it.

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