‘Tomb Raider’ Bidding War Erupts as MGM Loses Movie Rights

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MGM has lost the film rights to "Tomb Raider," based on the popular video game, sparking a bidding war for the IP, TheWrap has exclusively learned.

MGM had till May of this year to greenlight a "Tomb Raider" sequel, and the window passed. A host of Hollywood movie studios are in the mix and put in bids, according to multiple insiders with knowledge of the project.

Alicia Vikander, who starred as Lara Croft in 2018's "Tomb Raider" is no longer attached to the project. 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.
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The 2018 "Tomb Raider" earned nearly $275 million at the global box office. The film is based on the popular video game series starring the adventuring Lara Croft, and the games were initially adapted into a blockbuster pair of films in 2001 and 2003 that starred Angelina Jolie, which grossed $432 million worldwide.

A sequel to the 2018 "Tomb Raider" film had "Lovecraft Country" showrunner Misha Green attached to write and direct at one point, but that has fallen apart.

Producer Graham King and his GK Films banner acquired the "Tomb Raider" rights in 2011 from Square Enix, and is considering the offers.
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'Tomb Raider' Bidding War Erupts as MGM Loses Movie Rights (Exclusive)

MGM has lost the film rights to "Tomb Raider," based on the popular video game, sparking a bidding war for the IP.
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Wasn't TR pretty much a dead franchise before the series reboot back in 2015? Isn't it kind of dead again now? Maybe they'll reinvent Lara so she fights the patriarchy and has blue hair and a cock, but I kind of doubt it would sell either.
 
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As much as I don't really like Angelina as an actor, she could still pull off another sequel. That's the only way I'd watch another TR movie.
 
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Arkam said:
Who ever gets the property. PLEASE give us vintage Laura. A strong, sexy (and busty!) archeologist who kicks ass and takes names. Not some skinny bitch who cries like she is getting picked on at a slumber party.
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I haven't watch the recent movie, even though Alicia Vikander was so freakin hot in Ex Machina.

She just wasn't Lara Croft to me.
 
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Netflix or Amazon. What do you prefer?

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