Alicia Vikander cast as Lara Croft in “Tomb Raider”April 29, 2016 - 11:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Oscar winner Alicia Vikander has been cast as Lara Croft in the “Tomb Raider” that is finally coming together at MGM, Warner Bros. and GK Films, TheWrap has learned. Norwegian filmmaker Roar Uthaug (“The Wave”) will direct the action-adventure movie, which is based on the popular Eidos video games that have sold over 35 million units worldwide. Graham King will produce under his GK Films banner. GK’s Denis O’Sullivan will oversee the project on behalf of the company, while Cassidy Lange will oversee for MGM. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” actress Daisy Ridley was initially rumored to star, and while she did meet on the project, those discussions never led to serious negotiations, and Vikander has been the frontrunner for the coveted role for the past several months. Vikander takes over the role of Lara Croft from Angelina Jolie, who also signed on to “Tomb Raider” after winning an Oscar for “Girl, Interrupted.” The last film in Jolie’s series, “Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life,” was released in 2003. Vikander’s casting is a coup for MGM, which gets an up-and-coming talent and an Oscar winner to boot. On the flip side, “Tomb Raider” is a solid score for Vikander, who now has a franchise to call her own. Vikander will soon be seen opposite Matt Damon in Universal’s “Jason Bourne,” Michael Fassbender in the DreamWorks drama “The Light Between Oceans” and Dane DeHaan in the Weinstein Company’s period drama “Tulip Fever.” The Swedish actress, who won an Oscar for her supporting performance in “The Danish Girl,” is currently filming Wim Wenders‘ romantic thriller “Submergence” with James McAvoy. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Caring for nature, we have started with ourselves - Team Telecom Armenia Team Telecom Armenia summarized the work undertaken within the company in the direction of environmental protection. Azerbaijani President travels to Moscow Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Residents of border Armenian villages continue protests Residents of several Armenian communities in Tavush province continued protests into April 22 morning. U.S. welcomes Armenia, Azerbaijan’s border delimitation announcement Blinken said it is an important step towards concluding a durable and dignified peace agreement. |