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Haley Atwell To Play Lara Croft In A New ‘Tomb Raider’ Animated Series For Netflix

September 13, 2021 11:39 am

While Alicia Vikander seems to have a tight hold on the live-action “Tomb Raider” franchise, Haley Atwell is ready to take her turn as the iconic Lara Croft in a new Netflix series. However, Atwell’s addition ...

Misha Green Signs Overall Multi-Year Deal With Apple TV+ After HBO Killed Season 2 Of ‘Lovecraft Country’

Christopher Marc

July 9, 2021 3:57 pm

News, Television

Despite the popularity and high quality of Misha Green's series adaptation of the Matt Ruff novel, it wasn't enough to save genre mash-up "Lovecraft Country" from being canceled by HBO, and...

Netflix Teaming With Legendary Television For ‘Skull Island’ & ‘Tomb Raider’ Anime Series

Christopher Marc

January 27, 2021 3:43 pm

News, Television

Streaming giant Netflix has announced more IP-based anime projects are on the way, and they are partnering with Legendary Television for the animated series "Skull Island" and "Tomb Raider....

‘Tomb Raider 2’: Ben Wheatley Thinks He Knows “The Trick” Of Making A Good Video Game Movie

Charles Barfield

October 27, 2020 2:06 pm

News

Ben Wheatley is at a very interesting crossroads in his career. In the past week, Netflix released his latest feature film, “Rebecca,” which is a remake of a film from Alfred Hitchcock and finds the filmmaker ...

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Ben Wheatley Brought On To Direct ‘Tomb Raider’ Sequel Set For March 2021 Release

Charles Barfield

September 4, 2019 11:37 am

News

Just one quick glance at the filmography of Ben Wheatley, and it’s clear that the director isn’t really keen on doing the same type of project twice. He’s gone from disturbing road trip film (“Sightseers”) to ‘...

‘Tomb Raider’ Sequel Starring Alicia Vikander Being Developed With ‘High-Rise’ Writer

Charles Barfield

April 12, 2019 2:15 pm

News

It takes a lot for a studio to give up on a franchise. Many blockbuster franchises are bulletproof to critical judgment and only live and die based on box office grosses. However, even with a subpar box office,...

‘Tomb Raider’ Can’t Topple ‘Black Panther’ As The Superhero Claims 5th Straight #1 [Box Office]

Charles Barfield

March 18, 2018 12:41 pm

Box Office, News

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Another weekend comes to an end, and “Black Panther” still reigns as King of the box office. This week, with competition from big-budget, franchise reboot “Tomb Raider” and a pre-Easter showing from a faith-...

‘Tomb Raider’: Featuring Action Star Alicia Vikander Is Impressively Silly [Review]

Rodrigo Perez

March 14, 2018 2:15 pm

Features, News, Reviews

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Xtreme bike couriers, daddy issues, eccentric fathers, amateur detours into the field of MMA, supernatural mumbo-jumbo and video game-adapted action adventure are mashed together awkwardly and sometimes risibly...

14 Movies To Watch In March

Ally Johnson

March 1, 2018 9:28 am

Features, News

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After what has felt like a shorter than usual dry spell for movies (aided greatly by the releases of “Black Panther” and “Annihilation”) we’re heading back into the swing of things. The Oscars will award who th...

‘Tomb Raider’ Trailer: Alicia Vikander’s Lara Croft Finds Her Destiny

Kevin Jagernauth

January 18, 2018 12:08 pm

News, Trailers

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Well, here comes Lara Croft. Again. Does anyone actually play "Tomb Raider" anymore, or is it just a piece of intellectual property Hollywood needs to exploit? Honestly, maybe it's a little bit of both but this...

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