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Will Alicia Vikander be a better Lara Croft than Angelina Jolie?

Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft

You've probably already heard that they're making a new Tomb Rider movie about the famous tomb raider Lara Croft. In this role, Angelina Jolie established herself as a sex symbol, and 15 years later, she is replaced by the Swedish Alicia Vikander, who has already proven herself as a serious actress - she already has an Oscar - and now she promises to become, like her roommate, even more one of the most desirable actresses in Hollywood. Which one is sexier in the role of Lara Crof, you can check below.

March in 2018 is coming to the cinema reboot movie Tomb Rider. In the role of the character taken from the computer game Tomb Rider, Lara Croft, she became famous in 2001 Angelina Jolie, and the star of Ex Machina and The Danish Girl (for which she won an Oscar for her supporting role) steps into her shoes. Alicia Vikander.

Is Alicia Vikander right for the role of Lara Croft?
Is Alicia Vikander right for the role of Lara Croft?

As the Swede said, she is big herself a fan of a popular game, who was born in 1996, and she played it like a possessed in her youth. It is interesting that, as a serious actress, she chose the role of a fearless and sexy archaeologists and fearless explorers.

Filming of the third part about Lara Croft is already underway.
Filming of the third part about Lara Croft is already underway.

At the same time, an important detail should be added. The movie he is directing Roar Uthaug (The Wave), will focus on Lara's beginnings. It will be a prequel, instead of a treasure hunt still inexperienced Lara was looking for her father, whom she does not know whether he is alive or dead (in the films with Angelina Jolie, her father Lord Richard Croft was played by her real father Jon Voight). This one emotional component is said to be one of the reasons Vikander warmed up to the said film.

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So far, they have made two films, both of which starred Angelina Jolie, namely in the film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) et seq Lara Croft - Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life (2003). Together, the two films earned almost half a billion US dollars. How successful will be the third part, the premiere of which is scheduled for March 16, 2018, only time will tell.

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