Lara Croft will have to continue waiting for instructions for her next mission to the cinema. In 2018, Alicia Vikander stepped into the shoes of the iconic video game adventurer in the reboot of “Tomb Raider”. With $ 274.7 million grossed worldwide, The film was quite successful, enough for a sequel to be launched shortly.. However, the pandemic has arrived and has started to complicate matters.
In January 2021 it was announced that the project would move forward despite setbacks, with “Lovecraft Territory” showrunner Misha Green as director and screenwriter, replacing Ben Wheatley (“Rebekah”). Green announced the working title of the film: “Tomb Raider: Obsidian”. However, another breakthrough occurred: Amazon’s purchase of MGM, the studio behind the film.
We have had hardly any news about the sequel since then and now Vikander confirms the suspicions: the film is in limbo since the multimillion-dollar acquisition. This was implied during a new interview with Entertainment Weekly: “With the purchase of MGM and Amazon, I have no idea”says the actress about the status of the project. “Now it’s a matter of politics. I think Misha and I are ready, so now it’s in the hands of others, honestly.”.
Although the project is not officially canceled, Vikander’s statements are not encouraging for fans of the saga who want to see the Swedish actress again in the role of Lara Croft. He has repeatedly expressed his desire to play the character again and also to work with Green.but fate – and company policies – are not making things easy for him.
multimillion dollar purchase
In May 2021 it was announced that Amazon had begun the process to acquire MGM (Metro Goldwyn Mayer), the legendary studio behind classics like “Rocky” and “Thelma & Louise”, and home of 007: James Bond. The purchase was completed in March 2022, with Jeff Bezos’ company shelling out $ 8.5 billion for the studio’s catalog, which has more than 4,000 films and 17,000 television series since its founding in 1924.
Shortly thereafter, the entire Bond saga became available on Prime Video, which also announced a few months ago that it was developing a reality competition based on the famous British spy.
Source: E Cartelera
