Despite making only $274 million at the global box office MGM/Warner Bros. has officially greenlit a sequel to 2018’s Tomb Raider.
According to Deadline, the studio has hired Amy Jump (High Rise, Free Fire) to pen the script. Sources tell the trade that Vikander liked what she saw in Jump’s scripting. Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Alastair Siddons penned the first installment.
Plot and production details are still under wraps at this point, but the first film was based on the popular prequel video game, so it’s possible it’ll be based off the prequel games sequel. It is unclear if Roar Uthaug will return to direct the next installment in this popular franchise.
Released last year, Tomb Raider saw a younger Lara Croft than we know from the Angelina Jolie era as she set out on a voyage to the mystical island of Yamatai in search of answers to her father’s disappearance. The setting was pulled directly from the first of the Square Enix video games. By the end, Croft realizes that the nefarious Trinity organization has a farther reach than she realized, but now she has her signature double pistols.
nipple_blaster on April 13rd, 2019 at 14:43 UTC »
I disliked how they ditched the supernatural for the plain old boring "realism." Fuck that, Tomb Raider has always been about magic and shit. Market these movies as "Woman vs Tombs with Alicia Vikander" instead.
Teknizion on April 13rd, 2019 at 12:39 UTC »
I find it incredible how they’ve managed to screw up that first movie. The game it’s based on has a pretty good translatable story for the big screen. The build up is pretty good but after the middle part the movie just becomes one big boring action movie.
Alicia’s really good as Lara though, so if the manage to make a better movie I’ll be fine with it.
CurbedEnthusiasm on April 13rd, 2019 at 12:29 UTC »
Hopefully a better story this time.