How Tomb Raider Movie Reboot Borrows Directly From the Games

Therelease of the extremely anticipated trailerof theTomb Raiderreboot has certainly excited fans of the successful video game dealership . The moving-picture show ’s theatre director , Roar Uthaug , is acknowledging the movie ’s connexion to the serial publication , specifically to the 2013 game , and has die into detail about what aspects of the game exalt him .

launch in 1996 , the action mechanism - adventure TV plot series was an instant success . The secret plan ’s distaff protagonist , Laura Croft , before long became a video game icon . The character was played by Angelina Jolie inTomb Raider : Lara Croftin 2001 and in the sequel , Cradle of Life , in 2003 . Though a third picture was never made , the character has bear on to thrive in the video secret plan industry . In 2013 , Crystal Dynamics rise a dark and gritty remake of the secret plan that was basically an ancestry level . The game and its 2015 sequel aresaid to be the inspiration for the latestTomb Raiderfilm , which has Academy Award - winning actress Alicia Vikander in the titulary role .

Yesterday , the first official laggard forTomb Raiderwas released , give way fans a closelipped spirit at Alicia Vikander in action as the iconic quality . The inspiration taken from the 2013 game is made quite absolved in the trailer , and in an consultation withIGN , Uthaug provided comment for the house trailer and heel many of the game ’s influences , ranging from Lara ’s physical coming into court and alternative of artillery , plot point like the cryptical organization have it away at the Trinity , and military action succession , such as a vista take a chute and a river that will seem in the motion-picture show in some flesh . The crash ofThe Enduranceis also being conform for the flick .

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" We draw off a lot of inspiration from the secret plan for certain dictated pieces . At the same time , we wanted to do something newfangled - to not just repeat what we ’ve seen in the secret plan , but to take our own spin on it and make it exciting to watch on the bragging screen . But a lot of inspiration was conduct from the last two game . "

Uthaug claims that the 2013 game had a lot to do with the casting of Alica Vikander , who he conceive is someone who " really push herself above and beyond . " Vikander ’s version of Lara Croft will also make use of two fundamental weapons from the game , the obeisance and arrow and the climbing ax . Uthaug says the bow and arrow feels " natural " for Lara , consider that the moving-picture show is a selection story , much like the plot .