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Daisy WILL NOT play Lara Croft in Tomb Raider

posted 9 years ago by tancred1
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https://www.yahoo.com/movies/alicia-vikander-as-lara-croft-in-tomb-raider-205103445.html

Alicia Vikander has now been officially cast as Lara Croft for the new Tomb Raider movie.

This is very interesting. Just a couple of months ago, Daisy had said there was interest on her part, there had been talks, and that she was just waiting to hear back from whoever was in charge of things with Tomb Raider. Was it ever whispered that Vikander was in the mix? I wonder if its more like Daisy decided to pass, or the producers just ended up wanting Vikander more? I haven't seen Vikander in any of her movies, so I can't give any judgement on her abilities as an actress. She won an Oscar, so I imagine she has talent to spare. Imo, Daisy seemed to have a huge advantage, given her very public strength and physical training.

It could be that Daisy just didn't have the time for it; she's filming Ep. VIII now, would be filming Ep. IX in the near future, and just officially signed for The Lost Wife and the one Israeli book I'm forgetting the name of right now. Her plate seems to be very full, she just might have been too busy to take on one or more Tomb Raider movies.

Interesting news, to be sure. If Daisy had been cast, I would have definitely seen this movie, my first Tomb Raider movie. Now, I think I'd probably just wait until it comes to tv. What does everyone think? 

[–] vittoriaa 9 years ago

She's the face of a whole franchise now. Maybe the Tomb Raider producers don't want a thing to do with SW? Because if Ridley were cast, everyone would be thinking of Star Wars when thinking of Tomb Raider.

Maybe. But honestly I hated TFA. I was bored to tears with it. The only thing I liked about the movie was Daisy Ridley. I honestly think they could have capitalized on her face and name. And it's not as if actors in other prominent films haven't been able to do other things.

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