TOMB RAIDER Sequel Officially In The Works With KILL LIST Director Ben Wheatley Set To Helm

TOMB RAIDER Sequel Officially In The Works With KILL LIST Director Ben Wheatley Set To Helm

A direct sequel to the recent Tomb Raider reboot starring Alicia Vikander has now been given an official release date, and none other that Ben Wheatley (Kill List, High-Rise) is on board to direct!

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By MarkCassidy - Sep 04, 2019 08:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Tomb Raider
Source: Deadline
So yeah, we're getting a Tomb Raider movie from the director of A Field in England.

According to Deadline, a sequel to MGM's 2018 Tomb Raider reboot has been given a release date of March 19, 2021, and British filmmaker Ben Wheatley is set to take over from the first film's director Roar Uthaug.

Alicia Vikander has signed on to reprise the role of Lara Croft.

Wheatley is best known for disturbing/surreal movies such as Kill List and High Rise, but the director did take a step closer to more mainstream fare with recent action flick Free Fire. Still, it's very surprising to see him take the helm of a big franchise picture like Tomb Raider.

Production is expected to begin early next year on the sequel, with Amy Jump on board to pen the script. The movie will be produced by Graham King through his GK Films banner.
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tmp3
tmp3 - 9/4/2019, 8:52 AM
Never saw Tomb Raider, but this is such a weird choice to direct. Wheatley’s got a pretty distinct voice, I never expected him to jump onto a franchise, let alone one like this. Dunno how much creative leeway he’ll have
suitekid
suitekid - 9/4/2019, 8:52 AM
I'm excited for this news! I liked the first one and I really liked Free Fire so I think the director could do good work. Funny enough I literally looked Tomb Raider up last week to see if there was any movement on a sequel.
MiZeatWizad
MiZeatWizad - 9/4/2019, 12:39 PM
@suitekid - Right there with ya. I was a little worried they weren't going to move forward with a sequel because of the box office take. Awesome news!
SuperCat
SuperCat - 9/4/2019, 8:56 AM
I see TNT in your near future.
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 9/4/2019, 8:57 AM
That’s awesome! I think the first one is the best video game movie ever made.
CurlyBill
CurlyBill - 9/4/2019, 8:59 AM
Free fire is very underrated, I'm surprised they went with him as the director.
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 9/4/2019, 9:06 AM
@AlMartVELL - Uh no. At this point evidently not.
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 9/4/2019, 9:10 AM
@nomis -



BrainySleep
BrainySleep - 9/4/2019, 9:12 AM
Meh.
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