We are still waiting for the great video game movie to be made. There was a lot of hope that it would come with eitherWarcraftor Tomb Raider reboot is giving fans hope that maybe, just maybe, it can crack the code. And we’ll get some idea of that sooner rather than later as the movie is going to be shooting very soon.
According to My Entertainment World,Tomb Raideris scheduled to roll cameras in January 2017, meaning that the movie is going to start filming next month. After lining upWalton Gogginsas the villain, it looks like things got moving very quickly. They also have Oscar winnerAlicia Vikanderplaying the lead as Lara Croft, which is most definitely promising. However, having good actors is no guarantee.Assassin’s CreedhadMichael Fassbender,Jeremy IronsandMarion Cotillardand they couldn’t even come close to saving that movie from a critical thrashing. But having talent on board certainly can’t hurt anything.
This newTomb Raideris said to be based on the most recent reboot of the video game series, which was started back in 2013. Specific details on the movie are a bit scarce, but it is said to follow ayoung Lara Croftwho is searching for her missing father. The firstLara Croft: Tomb Raidermovie, which was released in 2001 and starredAngelina Joliein the lead role, also had a portion of the plot centered on her father, with Jolie younger than Vikander in real life at the time. That movie did decent business at the box office, bringing in $274 million, which was good enough to justify a sequel.Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Lifedidn’t fare nearly as well, only grossing $156 million worldwide and neither movie was met with a ton of praise.
Outside of the acting talent this newTomb Raiderhas going for it, they also have some seemingly promising talent behind the camera. ScreenwriterGeneva Robertson-Dworetis penning the script and has quickly become an in-demand talent in Hollywood. Outside ofTomb Raider, she also is working on the Harley Quinn spinoff movieGotham City Sirensas well as theDungeons & Dragonsreboot. The director,Roar Uthaug, may not be a household name, but starWalton Gogginshad some nice things to say about him in a recent interview with Yahoo! Movies, calling him an “extraordinary filmmaker.”
Luckily with shooting starting soon we should be seeing some set pictures and probably getting some official information from the studio sooner rather than later, so we can get an idea of this newTomb Raiderwill be the video game movie fans have been waiting to see. At least all of the right things are being said and the talent seems to be right.Tomb Raideris currently set to hit theaters onMarch 16, 2018.
