O tomb Raider sequel found a new director: Misha Green, which developed HBO’s adaptation of Lovecraft Country. This film, which marks Green’s debut as a director, will bring back Alicia Vikander like Lara Croft. At one point, filmmaker Ben Wheatley was announced to direct the film, with a script by frequent collaborator Amy Jump. But now Wheatley has moved to The Meg 2, and Green will write and direct the film.
Deadline broke the news that the tomb Raider the sequel will now be written and directed by Misha Green. Green developed and wrote, or co-wrote, all HBO episodes Lovecraft Country. She also directed one of the episodes, but this is her only directing credit so far – which also makes tomb Raider follow his first job as a feature film director. Green’s other credits include writing about Underground (which she co-created), Spartacusand Propeller. She also wrote the next film The mother.
This last one tomb Raider is a continuation of the 2018 film with Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft. Vikander will be back for this segment, but it is not entirely clear whether it will serve as a direct sequel to the 2018 film or whether it will be more of a smooth reboot. If I had to guess, I would choose the latter, especially since the 2018 film was mainly a prequel that established how Lara became the tomb hunter that fans know and love. Before the 2018 film, there were two tomb Raider films that featured Angelina Jolie as the main character.
In 2019, it was announced that Ben Wheatley would be directing the tomb Raider following a script by Amy Jump. Wheatley and Jump are married and have worked together on several films, including Kill List and Skyscrapers. But the Wheatley / Jump version of tomb Raider never came together, and Wheatley has since gone on to direct The Meg 2.
I liked Green’s work on Lovecraft Country, and I hope it hits tomb Raider outside the park. That said, there will always be a part of me that wants to see what the hell Jump and Wheatley were preparing for their version of tomb Raider. There is no word yet on when we will be able to see the tomb Raider sequel, but in 2019, MGM set the release date for March 19, 2021. Obviously, this is not happening now.
tomb Raider originated as a video game created by the British game company Core Design and launched in 2001. It generated several sequences and spin-offs, the most recent being Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
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