Alicia Vikander, not Daisy Ridley, will be the next Lara Croft
Tomb raider fans: Meet the newest Lara Croft.
Oscar winning actress Alicia Vikander is up next to portray the explorer made famous both in game and on the big screen in the upcoming Tomb Raider franchise reboot, according to Variety. While Force Awakens actress Daisy Ridley was rumored to play the part, Variety said Vikander was "always in the driver's seat" to play Lara.
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The film is being produced by Graham King and directed by Norwegian filmmaker Roar Uthaug. MGM has been attached to the project since 2013.
Lara Croft's adventures were portrayed by Angelina Jolie in two films, in 2001 and 2003. Her last video game appearances, 2013's Tomb Raider reboot and its sequel Rise of the Tomb Raider, were voiced by actress Camilla Luddington.
After Vikander's Best Supporting Actress win for The Danish Girl in February, she's also set to star in Jason Bourne and The Ocean Between Us, both out this year.
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Chelsea Stark was the Games Editor for Mashable, where she covered everything from AAA titles, mainstream consoles, indie gems, mobile games and gaming culture. She handled news, feature stories and reviews. Before that, Chelsea was Mashable's Multimedia Producer, where she helped develop visual storytelling aids, whether they were photos of video. She came to New York in 2010 to pursue her master's degree in journalism at NYU's Studio 20 program, which focused on innovation as journalism is changed by new technology. Before coming to New York, Chelsea lived in Austin, where she did online journalism and social media for the local CBS affiliate. She loves good beer, classic Nintendo games, and all things geeky, and spends her time attempting to find anything close to good Tex-Mex in Brooklyn.
