Tomb Raider - A New Start For A Classic Game

We know the game, we know who stared in the first adaptation, now we look into a whole new start of the video game series Tomb Raider. The role of Lara Croft is passed to Alicia Vikander (The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and The Danish Girl) who is out to prove her worth now as a action star.

Although she has proved then their worth with her previous movies, many are still hesitant if she can live up to her predecessor. However we must note that this film is based on 2013 version of the video game. As it goes into a new direction and also digs deeper to the life of Lara Croft, it eventually shows its own charm to catch the viewer's attention.

We see a lot of characters here playing crucial roles in order to bring Lara to her goal. However I am quite disappointed with Daniel Wu's character which seems like a non-essential character to the story. He seems like a wallflower for the film which maybe wants to target the Chinese market. This is something like a waste of his talent due to story constraints.

Asian Superstar Daniel Wu Plays Lara Croft's Ally in "Tomb Raider"

After starring in recent box-office hits Warcraft and Geostorm, Chinese-American actor Daniel Wu returns to the screen as sailor Lu Ren, in Warner Bros. Pictures' new action-adventure Tomb Raider (in Philippine cinemas and IMAX on Thursday, March 8.)

In Tomb Raider, Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander) is the fiercely independent daughter of an eccentric adventurer who vanished when she was scarcely a teen. Now a young woman of 21 without any real focus or purpose, Lara navigates the chaotic streets of trendy East London as a bike courier, barely making the rent. Determined to forge her own path, she refuses to take the reins of her father’s global empire just as staunchly as she rejects the idea that he’s truly gone. Leaving everything she knows behind, Lara goes in search of her dad’s last-known destination: a fabled tomb on a mythical island that might be somewhere off the coast of Japan.

Director Discusses Bringing "Tomb Raider" Back to the Screen

Roar Uthaug, the Norwegian filmmaker who balanced intimate character work with enormous action set pieces in the Scandinavian films “The Wave” and “Escape” now directs “Tomb Raider,” the story that will set a young and resolute Lara Croft on a path toward becoming a global hero.

“This is a more down-to-earth Lara Croft than we’ve seen before on film, which appealed to me,” he says.  Get a load of the director’s thoughts about “Tomb Raider” in the following interview.  

"Tomb Raider" Star Alicia Vikander Greets Philippines

 Warner Bros. Pictures has a special video of “Tomb Raider” star Alicia Vikander greeting the people of the Philippines as she opens up about her fascination with Lara Croft, the female-empowering hero of the beloved game, and now, the film reboot.

Check out the video at the following links and watch “Tomb Raider” in Philippine cinemas Thursday, March 8.

Lara Croft Chases Her Destiny in New "Tomb Raider" Trailer

Her destiny will be fulfilled. Alicia Vikander is Lara Croft in Warner Bros. Pictures' new action adventure Tomb Raider, the story that will set her on a path toward becoming a global hero.

Check out the film's official trailer #2 in the links below and watch Tomb Raider in Philippine cinemas Thursday, March 15.

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