alicia vikander starred in the new lara croft movie.
who stars in the new lara croft movie?
alicia vikander
tomb raider is a media franchise consisting of action-adventure games, comic books, novels, theme park rides, and films, centring on the adventures of the female fictional british archaeologist lara croft. since the release of the original "tomb raider" in 1996, the series developed into a franchise of the same name, and lara went on to become a major icon of the video game industry. the "guinness book of world records" has recognised lara croft as the "most successful human videogame heroine" in 2006. six games in the series were developed by core design, and the latest four by crystal dynamics. the games were first published by eidos interactive; eidos became part of square enix on 22 april 2009. square enix owns the rights to the "tomb raider" trademark and characters of the franchise. three films, "", "" and "tomb raider", have been produced. the first two star american actress angelina jolie as lara croft, the third swedish actress alicia vikander.
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lara croft's likeness has been a model for merchandise. the first action figures were produced by toy biz, based on the video game version of the character. playmates toys released a series of action figures that depict croft in different outfits and accessories from the video games, later producing figures modelled after jolie for "lara croft: tomb raider". graphic designer marc klinnert of studio oxmox released scale model kits of the character, and later built a full-scale version. "arcade: the videogame magazine" and "playstation magazine" promoted life-size croft statues as contest prizes. spurred by a rumour that eidos provided lara croft autographs, fans wrote to the company to obtain them. the quantity prompted eidos to quickly produce autographed cards to meet demand. "tomb raider: underworld" themes and wallpapers featuring the character were released for the playstation 3. xbox live marketplace released xbox 360 avatars in conjunction with "lara croft and the guardian of light". eidos released a brand of lara croft apparel and accessories, marketed under the label "lara". the line included wallets, watches, bathrobes, and zippo lighters. other third-party apparel are hiking boots, backpacks, leather jackets, and thermoses. croft's likeness has also appeared on french postage stamps, playstation memory cards, and trading cards as part of a collectible card game. in october 1997, eidos held an art exhibition titled "lara goes art" in hamburg, germany to promote "tomb raider ii". the exhibit featured selected artwork of the character submitted by artists and fans. pieces included oil and airbrushed paintings, photo comics, and klinnert's model; szm studios provided the computer-generated footage it had created for die ärzte's music video and the "brigitte" magazine television commercial.
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