Tomb Raider (2018 film)

Tomb Raider is an upcoming American action adventure film directed by Roar Uthaug and written by Geneva Robertson-Dworet. It is based on the 2013 video game of same name by Crystal Dynamics. The film stars Alicia Vikander, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu, and Dominic West. Warner Bros. will release the film on March 16, 2018.

In 2011, GK Films acquired the film rights and plan to release an origin story reboot. Darrell Gallagher, head of Crystal Dynamics, revealed to Variety that the film will focus on a younger Lara. On 27 March 2013 it was announced there would be a partnership to produce the movie, with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and GK Films. Graham King, founder of the latter, would serve as producer and development of the first film will begin immediately. On 12 June 2013, MGM has chosen Marti Noxon to pen the script. On 25 February 2015, Deadline reports that Warner Bros. will team with MGM to make the film and Evan Daugherty will write the film's script. On November 17, 2015, Norwegian director Roar Uthaug came on board to direct the first film in a new franchise, while Geneva Robertson-Dworet was also hired to script the film, on which Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby also previously worked on the script. In March 2016, director confirmed that the film would be based on the 2013 video game, starting from its origin story. On March 10, 2016, Deadline reported that WB and MGM were looking for an actress to play the titular role and Star Wars: The Force Awakens' star Daisy Ridley was also on the list of those actresses. Later on April 28, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Alicia Vikander had signed on to play the lead role in the film. On December 7, 2016, it was reported that Walton Goggins had been cast in the film to play the villain. Goggins called the plot "Raiders of the Lost Ark meets a genre version of the Joseph Conrad novel Victory: An Island Tale". On 11 January 2017, Variety reported that Daniel Wu has been cast as Lu Ren, a ship captain who will join forces with the adventurous Lara Croft on her quest to find her father. On January 27, 2017, Dominic West was cast as Lord Richard Croft, Lara's deceased archaeologist father.