New ‘Tomb Raider’: Alicia Vikander Has Been Cast As Lara Croft In Reboot

My initial reaction to this news:

Thanks to IMDB I see she is best know as the seductive robot Ava, in Ex Machina and in Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Oh, and she also won an Oscar for her role in last year’s The Danish Girl.

Apparently this was a  sought after role that every young actress was trying for with Daisy Ridley, Cara Delevigne, Emilia Clarke and Saoirse Ronan all rumored at some point.

With the prior actress to helm this role, Angelina Jolie, it’s not hard to see why. Vikander is hoping for a similar path, and the Tomb Raider movie is a good jumping off point, just like it was for Jolie.

Vikander is set to star opposite Matt Damon in the upcoming Jason Bourne film.