‘TOMB RAIDER A SCARY EXPERIENCE’

Alicia Vikander talks about the challenges and opportunities that playing Lara Croft brought along

I had never taken on a character and a role in a film like this. I was a dancer, but I was not sure I could look real doing an MMA fight scene

ALICIA VIKANDER, ACTOR

Oscar-winning actor Alicia Vikander says her role as Lara Croft in the forthcoming film Tomb Raider, came with its challenges, and it was a scary experience for her.

“I had never taken on a character and a role in a film like this. I was a dancer, but I was not sure I could look real doing an MMA fight scene. I was almost like, please don’t look. All eyes were on me and that was scary,” Vikander said in a statement.

“But the biggest overall challenge was to make sure the film had both spectacle and heart,” she added.

Tomb Raider is directed by The Wave director Roar Uthaug and produced by Oscar-winner Graham King. It also features Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu and Nick Frost.

“I became interested when they told me that it was going to be inspired by the rebooted game, which was released in 2013. I did my research and realised that it was a very different take on Lara, and then my imagination began spinning. When I met with Roar, I realised we shared a vision for the film,” added Vikander, who starred in the 2015 film, The Danish Girl.

In the film, Lara avoids using a gun, and instead relies on her wits. Vikander loved her personality traits.

“I loved that, and it was something we discussed early on. Lara uses her wits and what’s around her,” she added.

Tomb Raider is based on a popular reboot of a video game with the same name. The film will release in India on Friday.