{"id":663724,"date":"2026-04-02T15:26:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/alicia-vikander-no-longer-lara-croft-as-tomb-raider-movie-series-sits-in-limbo"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:26:07","slug":"alicia-vikander-no-longer-lara-croft-as-tomb-raider-movie-series-sits-in-limbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/alicia-vikander-no-longer-lara-croft-as-tomb-raider-movie-series-sits-in-limbo\/","title":{"rendered":"Alicia Vikander no longer Lara Croft, as Tomb Raider movie series sits in limbo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThings are not looking great for the sequel to 2018’s Tomb Raider film adaptation, which starred Alicia Vikander as a young Lara Croft searching for her father on the island of Yamati.\n<\/p>\n

\nA new report from The Wrap<\/a> has revealed that following its buyout by Amazon, MGM has lost the rights to the Tomb Raider films. The studio reportedly had until May of this year to move ahead with a sequel, but that ship has now sailed.\n<\/p>\n

\nAs a result, a “host of Hollywood movie studios” are currently making bids on the rights to the film, with insiders revealing that this has resulted in Alicia Vikander being removed from the project. <\/p>\n

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Things are not looking great for the sequel to 2018’s Tomb Raider film adaptation, which starred Alicia Vikander as a young Lara Croft searching for her father on the island of Yamati. A new report from The Wrap has revealed that following its buyout by Amazon, MGM has lost the rights to the Tomb Raider films. The studio reportedly had until May of this year to move ahead with a sequel, but that ship has now sailed. As a result, a “host of Hollywood movie studios” are currently making bids on the rights to the film, with insiders revealing that this has resulted in Alicia Vikander being removed from the project. 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