Tomb Raider Movie & Game: Side-By-Side Comparison Trailer

It is time for Lara Croft to draw back her bowing once more , because there is a newfangled era ofTomb Raidermovies finally on the celestial horizon ina first - flavour trailer . Once fans have engross all the brilliance of someone other than Angelina Jolie in the theatrical role , a new side - by - side video shows just how much effort Warner Bros. has put into bringing a faithful adjustment of theTomb Raidergames to theaters .

Alicia Vikander will be plaiting her hair to play the titulary " Tomb Raider , " sticking on a span of desert kick to play the intemperate - than - nail archaeologist on her latest risky venture . Hopes are high-pitched that the newest loop of the cabinet heroine wo n’t be bringing just another lackluster game - to - flick series to our screens .

IGNhas crafted a ingenious picture , showing the similarities between Square Enix ’s gaming series and the approaching cinematic entry , as well as realizing that some scenes seem they have been rip directly from 2013 ’s biz of the same name . The game set out with an fearless Ms. Croft lost in a tempest and bound for a deep island , which is a plotline that seems to have been picked up by the movie too . Elsewhere , there are impressive arrow acquisition , crumble carpenter’s plane , and reminders to trust no one . Most plainly though , the film ’s shadowy governing body - dub Trinity - is a close nod to the same villainous group that was first enclose in the game .

Giving a by all odds more ripe flavour than the previousTomb Raidermovies , managing director Roar Uthaug seems to be taking a back to basics approach shot and aBatman Begins - flair origin story for a younger Croft . Jolie famously played the heroine inLara Croft : Tomb Raiderin 2001 andThe Cradle of Lifein 2003 , but while the first flick was a boxwood post success , both pic were criticised for a trend over substance attitude . Paramount had fault the pathetic reception of theTomb Raidergames around the time the movies were relinquish , so lease ’s see if a move to Warner Bros. can do a live - action outing any favour .

First take up back in 1996 , and with some 18 games under its belt , there is plenty of source material for a continuingTomb Raiderfranchise to pull from . The trailer sure as shooting shows that Vikander is equipped to take on the challenge of play the noted gaming ikon , but fans will have to wait until March 2018 to see ifTomb Raidercan really shoot a bow and arrow at the box seat office takings .