The Borneo Post

‘Tomb Raider 2’ delayed indefinite­ly

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‘TOMB Raider 2' has been delayed indefinite­ly. Deadline reports that Ben Wheatley's sequel to the rebooted franchise has been postponed due to the ongoing coronaviru­s restrictio­ns.

Last September, when the ‘Rebecca' director boarded the movie, it was scheduled to be released in Spring 2021.

However, there is currently no new release date for the currently untitled flick. Alicia Vikander is returning in the lead role of Lara Croft after she took over from Angelina Jolie in 2018's ‘Tomb Raider'. Amy Jump – who previously wrote Ben's movies ‘Free Fire' and ‘High Rise' – will write the script for the movie, whilst Graham King will produce through his GK Films banner.

The ‘Tomb Raider' franchise began life as a popular action adventure video game series which centred on fictional British archaeolog­ist Lara Croft, who travels around the world searching for lost artefacts and infiltrati­ng dangerous tombs and ruins. The games were first developed into a movie called ‘Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' in 2001, with Jolie in the titular role, and went on to spawn a sequel in 2003's ‘Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life'.

The film franchise was then rebooted two years ago, with Vikander in the lead role and Roar Uthaug at the helm of the movie, which was based on the rebooted version of the video game franchise, which was released in 2013.

Vikander, 32, previously said it felt ‘very empowering' to take on the role of the strong female character, and relished going outside of her comfort zone for the coveted part. — Bang Showbiz

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