Angelina Jolie Took Her Kids to See Alicia Vikander in the Tomb Raider Reboot
In its opening weekend, the rebooted Tomb Raider film, starring Alicia Vikander as fierce video-game heroine Lara Croft, raked in a respectable $23,525,000; a few of those dollars reportedly belonged to Angelina Jolie, the original Lara Croft. According to the Daily Mail, Jolie took four of her children — Zahara, 13, Shiloh, 11, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 9 — to an afternoon screening of the film in Los Angeles on Sunday.
It seems the respect is mutual between Vikander and Jolie, who donned Lara’s signature French braid, tank top, and sporty shorts in both the 2001 original film version of the game Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and its 2003 sequel, The Cradle of Life. (Vikander’s franchise takes place before Jolie’s, as a prequel of sorts.) Vikander recently told People, “I think [Jolie] is an incredible actress and I also look up to her, being a filmmaker and a producer. But I took on this role because I felt like there was really a drive with the people that were already on board on this project, but to make something new.” It seems her own drive (and extremely intense workouts, which resulted in 12 new pounds of muscle) have paid off: Early reviews of the movie say Vikander is the best part of the reboot.
Lately, Jolie has taken to bringing some or all of her six children to her public appearances, from movie premieres to humanitarian causes. Daughters Shiloh and Zahara attended the 2018 National Board of Review Awards Gala in January and met with Syrian refugees at the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan later that month. And back in September, the entire Jolie-Pitt brood showed up to support the New York City premiere of First They Killed My Father, the Cambodian civil war–focused film their mom directed with help from 16-year-old son Maddox, who got an executive producer credit on the Netflix production.
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Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Playing God in New York, New York, October 1997. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the Screen Actors Guild awards in Los Angeles, California, March 1999. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Original Sin in Los Angeles, California, July 2001. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Beyond Borders in New York, New York, October 2003. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow in Hollywood, California, September 2004. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Mr. and Mrs. Smith in Los Angeles, California, June 2005. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Ocean’s Thirteen at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on January 27, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the Salt premiere in London, England, August 2010. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the 84th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 2012. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the 2012 Golden Globes. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Maleficent in Hollywood, California, May 2014. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Kung Fu Panda 3 in Hollywood, California, January 2016. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie arrives to the The Breadwinner premiere at 2017 TIFF held on September 10, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie attends The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie attends The 23rd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 11, 2018 in Santa Monica, California. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie attends the EE British Academy Film Awards held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie attends a Service of Commemoration and Dedication marking the 200th Anniversary of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George at St Paul’s Cathedral on June 28, 2018 in London, England. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie attends the premiere of Disney’s Dumbo at El Capitan Theatre on March 11, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
