retrieving her fathers pocket watch and escaping the tomb. However worldwide, Vikanders take on Lara Croft only about 50,000 less than Angelina Jolies first Tomb Raider film, making 274 million worldwide. Croft then became a movie character played by Angelina Jolie in a pair of action-packed films, the first coming in 2001. The hodge podge of production companies behind both movies decided not to move forward with out her but now, 15 years later, a different mix of production companies have recast the iconic adventurer with Alicia Vikander (in the first chapter of her conversion from creepy robot and period dramatist to action star) in hopes of fresh success emerging from the dormant cradle of life. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider is a 2001 action adventure film based on the Tomb Raider video game. Tomb Raider 2s first draft reveals a potential title for the sequel.Iconic action heroine Lara Croft debuted in the first Tomb Raider video game way back in 1996. The new Tomb Raider is a fascinating cultural artifact when you think too long about it.įor one, it's an attempt at reviving a commercially successful franchise that was laughed out of theaters twice in the early 2000s, with Angelina Jolie (in the first chapter of her conversion from dramatic riot grrl to action star) declining to continue in the lead role. (Welcome to Movie Mixtape, where we find cinematic relatives and seek out interesting connections between new releases and older movies that allow us to rethink and enjoy what's in our theaters as well as the favorites on our shelf. The watch can very clearly be seen 57 minutes into the movie, when she activates the Compass mode with the touch screen.