After two incarnations in the cinema, the most famous action hero is being offered his own series on Netflix. But unlike the Angelina Jolie and then Alicia Vikander movies, this new adaptation of the Tomb Raider video games is getting an eight-episode animated series.
MCU star voices Lara Croft
This modernized version of the adventures of Lara Croft is directly related to the trilogy, which began in 2013 with the reboot of Tomb Raider and ended five years later with the game Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Of course, the series was primarily designed to be watched independently of the games, even though they existedEaster eggs For the attention of the most unconditional fans of the license.
Tomb Raider features young British adventurer Lara Croft, daughter of aristocrat Richard Croft. An expert in the handling of weapons and the mastery of various forms of martial arts, the latter explores the remains of forgotten civilizations in the four corners of the world.
Like the Terminator: Zero series, Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft is an American-Japanese production. The design of the program was entrusted to screenwriter Tasha Huo (notably in the mini-series The Witcher: Legacy of Blood), and English actress Hayley Atwell (Peggy Carter in the Marvel films) was chosen to voice Lara Croft. Original version.
An unforgettable adaptation of this essential saga
We have to admit that the release of this new animated series on Netflix did not really inspire enthusiasm. Despite the enormous popularity of the video game saga (almost 100 million games sold worldwide), we cannot say that this work lives up to the myth of Tomb Raider.
The fault is particularly static and inspired animation that gives the program a series released more than twenty years ago. The script, on the other hand, is hardly exciting, and there is nothing very original in this new adaptation, which will at best evoke a sense of nostalgia among fans. Gamers.
Hopefully the platform will be more inspired by its long-announced Assassin’s Creed series. By then, the Tomb Raider series should be gone from screens as quickly as it came. Suffice it to say that in terms of animation, Netflix can do both the best (Arcane, Blue Eye Samurai) and the worst.
All eight episodes of the animated series Tom Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft are now available exclusively on Netflix.
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