--- title: Watch Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft in 'Tomb Raider' Trailer description: Adapted from the eponymous video game franchise, the Roar Uthaug-directed 'Tomb Raider' will hit cinemas on March 16, 2018. canonical: https://time.com/4951055/alicia-vikander-lara-croft-tomb-raider-trailer/ author: Kevin Lui article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-09-21T06:28:50.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T17:31:37.430Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Watch Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft in 'Tomb Raider' Trailer og:description: The film is slated for release on March 16, 2018 og:url: https://time.com/4951055/alicia-vikander-lara-croft-tomb-raider-trailer/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt94e73c40a15b146e/6988deb5196cf4339f042058/gettyimages-845971316.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 2017 Toronto International Film Festival - "Euphoria" Premiere og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft in 'Tomb Raider' Trailer twitter:description: The film is slated for release on March 16, 2018 twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt94e73c40a15b146e/6988deb5196cf4339f042058/gettyimages-845971316.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft in the First _Tomb Raider_ Trailer by [Kevin Lui](/author/kevin-lui/) ## Kevin Lui Sep 21, 2017 6:28 AM CUT  Alicia Vikander attends the premiere of "Euphoria" during the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, Sept. 11, 2017. Alicia Vikander attends the premiere of "Euphoria" during the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, Sept. 11, 2017.J. Countess—WireImage by [Kevin Lui](/author/kevin-lui/) ## Kevin Lui Sep 21, 2017 6:28 AM CUT Warner Bros. [has released](http://variety.com/2017/film/news/tomb-raider-trailer-watch-alicia-vikander-lara-croft-video-1202564345/ "undefined") the first trailer for _Tomb Raider_, starring Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft. “Your father’s gone. You can pick up where he left off,” Vikander’s character is told early in the trailer. “I see so much of him in you.” Croft’s mission is revealed as the the fast-paced trailer unfolds. “Close the tomb once and for all. The fate of humanity is in your hands,” she is told. Adapted from the eponymous video game franchise, _Tomb Raider_ is directed by Roar Uthaug, [reports](http://variety.com/2017/film/news/tomb-raider-trailer-watch-alicia-vikander-lara-croft-video-1202564345/ "undefined") _Variety_. Lara Croft has previously been portrayed by Angelina Jolie twice in movies based on _Tomb Raider_ video games — first in _Lara Croft: Tomb Raider_ in 2001, and then in its 2003 sequel, _Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life_. Daniel Wu and Dominic West will star alongside Vikander in the new movie, which will hit the screens on March 16, 2018. 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