Tomb Raider Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Lara Croft is the fiercely independent daughter of an eccentric adventurer who vanished when she was scarcely a teen. Now a young woman of 21 without any real focus or purpose, Lara navigates the chaotic streets of trendy East London as a bike courier, barely making the rent, and takes college courses, rarely making it to class. Determined to forge her own path, she refuses to take the reins of her father’s global empire just as staunchly as she rejects the idea that he’s truly gone. Advised to face the facts and move forward after seven years without him, even Lara can’t understand what drives her to finally solve the puzzle of his mysterious death.

Going explicitly against his final wishes, she leaves everything she knows behind in search of her dad’s last-known destination: a fabled tomb on a mythical island that might be somewhere off the coast of Japan. But her mission will not be an easy one; just reaching the island will be extremely treacherous. Suddenly, the stakes couldn’t be higher for Lara, who—against the odds and armed with only her sharp mind, blind faith and inherently stubborn spirit—must learn to push herself beyond her limits as she journeys into the unknown. If she survives this perilous adventure, it could be the making of her, earning her the name tomb raider.

Cited as official plot version from warnerbros.com

Action Adventure Based on Game Reboot

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Tomb Raider.

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  Alicia Vikander

  ... Lara Croft

  Euphoria, Firebrand

• W
  Walton Goggins

  ... Father Mathias Vogel [Villain]

  Queen of the Ring, Django Unchained

• D
  Daniel Wu

  ... Lu Ren

  Love Hurts, Reminiscence

• D
  Dominic West

  ... Lord Richard Croft

  Downton Abbey 3, Punisher: War Zone

• H
  Hannah John-Kamen

  Thunderbolts*, Ant-Man and the Wasp

• K
  Kristin Scott Thomas

  In the House, Lost and Found in Paris

Crew Behind the Film

The Tomb Raider behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Roar Uthaug last directed The Wave. The film's writer Evan Daugherty last wrote Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Divergent.

Director

Roar Uthaug

Screenwriters

Evan Daugherty
Geneva Robertson-Dworet

Producers

Tim Headington
Graham King

Production Details

What we know about the Tomb Raider movie production.

Key Facts

• The music is by Tom Holkenborg (Mad Max: Fury Road).
• The reboot is very much more an origin story than the Angelina Jolie version. As Alicia Vikander explained to uproxx.com, "[This] is more of an origin story. You get into an emotional aspect of getting to know Lara hopefully in an in-depth way. So I hope that doing a film of the rebooted game will bring something new and fresh that'll stand on its own two legs (7/9/16)."
• Croft’s father, Lord Richard Croft (to be played by Dominic West), is a key figure in the Raider mythos and is an aristocrat and archeologist (Hollywood Reporter, 1/27/17).
• Lu Ren (Daniel Wu) is a ship captain who partners with Croft on a quest to find her father (Variety, 1/11/17).
• Based on the video game franchise by Square Enix. The games have sold over 35 million units.

Production Updates for Tomb Raider

Sep 2017

Completed

Changed Tomb Raider movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jul 2017

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Mar 2017

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Principal photography on the film began on January 23, 2017.

Apr 2016

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Alicia Vikander has signed on to star.

Nov 2015

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Geneva Robertson-Dworet will write the script. Roar Uthaug will direct.

Feb 2015

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Evan Daugherty has been set to script; Warner Bros. has joined to partner in co-financing and co-producing with MGM.

Mar 2013

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. MGM will partner with GK Films to develop the film. Development of the film will begin immediately. Casting has yet to be announced.

Mar 2011

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. No writer, director or cast yet.

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