MGM has lost the rights to adapt the license tomb Raider to film and now a new war begins for the brand of these games starring Lara Croft. The news comes at a time of great change for the saga, as Embracer Group acquired Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal and numerous licenses that were in the hands of Square Enix, including tomb Raider.
As reported TheWrap, MGM had until May of this year to greenlight a Tomb Raider sequel that should star Alicia Vikander. The previous movie was inspired by the reboot of the games that started in 2013 and there was talk of trailers for tomb raider 2that even had an announced director, Misha Green, creator of Lovecraft Country. However, the project, announced in 2019, is delayed indefinitely by COVID and the deadline has passed without starting filming.
Several Hollywood studios will be fighting for the rights to tomb Raider on the big screen, but without Vikander. “The sources speak of a complete reboot with no directors or actors attachedsays the article.
Embracer bets on Tomb Raider transmedia products
tomb Raider (2018) raised $275 million at the box office and it meant the return of archeology to the big screen after the 2001 and 2003 films starring Angelina Jolie, which totaled 432 million dollars worldwide.
Producer Graham King and GK Films acquired the rights to the brand from Square Enix to adapt the license in 2011 and is now considering offers. In May, Embracer spoke of its plans to carry out remasters, remakes and sequels of the marks he had achieved, in addition to highlighting the great potential for transmedia projects for tomb Raiderwhich could now also make the leap to television series.
Crystal Dynamics has confirmed that it works on a new tomb Raider with Unreal Engine 5 technology.
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Tomb Raider: MGM loses the rights to the film and its protagonist, Alicia Vikander