Alicia Vikander cast as Lara Croft in new Tomb Raider film

New role: Alicia Vikander has been cast as Lara Croft
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Jennifer Ruby29 April 2016
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Alicia Vikander has been cast as Lara Croft in the forthcoming new Tomb Raider film.

The rising star, who won an Oscar this year for her role in The Danish Girl, is the latest actress to take on the iconic video game character.

While Daisy Ridley was reportedly being lined up for the role, it seems that Swedish star Vikander, 27, has nabbed the part.

Iconic role: Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider 
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Following on from her roles in Ex Machina and the forthcoming Jason Bourne film, Vikander will play a young Croft in what is expected to be an origins story.

Based on the plot of the latest Tomb Raider game, released in 2013, the film is expected to focus on Croft as a student.

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Vikander follows in the footsteps of Angelina Jolie, who first brought the character to life on screen back in 2001.

The A-lister starred in the first film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and the 2003’s follow-up Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life.

Roar Uthaug is on board to direct the new film, with MGM and Warner Bros co-producing after they acquired rights from GK Films

Vikander will also appear on the big screen this year in Tulip Fever and The Light Between Oceans.

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