TOMB RAIDER Movie Reboot Now In The Works After MGM Loses Big Screen Rights To The Franchise

Alicia Vikander is official out as Lara Croft because the Tomb Raider franchise is now being rebooted after MGM failed to get the sequel off the ground in time. Find more details on what's happening here...

By JoshWilding - Jul 30, 2022 09:07 AM EST

Filed Under: Tomb Raider

The Wrap (via ActionNewz.com) reveals that MGM has lost the right to the Tomb Raider franchise. Based on the hit video game series, Lara Croft was brought back to the big screen in 2018 with a reboot starring Alicia Vikanda. However, the studio only had until May of this year to get cameras rolling on a sequel, and that moment has obviously long passed.

Now, Hollywood movie studios have now embarked on something of a bidding war for the IP.

The trade goes on to confirm that Vikanda is no longer attached to the property as this next iteration will be a complete reboot. No actor or director is attached at this stage, but the rights have reverted to video game publisher Crystal Dynamics and they're looking to find a new home for the movie franchise alongside Graham King's GK Films.

2018's Tomb Raider earned $275 million at the worldwide box office, but was met with so-so reviews. The two movies starring Angelina Jolie were similarly underwhelming, but made a combined total of $432 million.

There's clearly success to be found, but clearly not with this current iteration of the franchise. MGM has spent the past few years struggling to make the sequel a reality, with Ben Wheatley (Free Fire) departing the project before Lovecraft Country showrunner Misha Green came on board to write and direct. Both versions fell apart, so we'll never know what might have been.

Embracer acquired Crystal Dynamics earlier this year for $300 million, and a quarterly report recently noted that the company sees "great potential, not only in sequels, but also in remakes, remasters, spinoffs as well as transmedia projects" for Tomb Raider.

Time will tell what form this Tomb Raider reboot takes, but there's definitely room for a badass female adventurer like this on screen. After all, if Uncharted (a video game franchise that borrowed heavily from this one) can make over $400 million, we don't see why an icon like Lara Croft can't follow suit.

Be sure to stay tuned for the latest on this new Tomb Raider movie.

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TOMB RAIDER Movie Reboot Now In The Works After MGM Loses Big Screen Rights To The Franchise

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