Alicia Vikander's 'Tomb Raider 2' Officially Not Happening, Bidding War Begins After MGM Loses Rights
justjared.comAlicia Vikander will not be back as Lara Croft. The Oscar-winning actress starred in the 2018 reboot Tomb Raider and she was slated to appear in a Misha Green-directed sequel, but now it’s no longer happening.
MGM has lost the rights to the project and a bidding war has begun for a new studio to obtain the rights to the Tomb Raider franchise. Click inside to read why the studio lost the rights… TheWrap reports that MGM had until May 2022 to greenlight a sequel to Tomb Raider or the studio would lose the rights.
The studio let the window pass and now other studios are bidding to win the rights. “Insiders add it’s a complete reboot and there are no casting or director commitments.
Rights reverted to the game company, then the game company and Graham King’s GK Films made a deal to rep the IP,” the outlet reported. Angelina Jolie starred in the original films back in 2001 and 2003, which grossed $432 million worldwide. Alicia‘s reboot in 2018 grossed $275 million worldwide.
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