https://www.cnet.com/news/tomb-raider-director-roar-uthaug-on-alicia-vikander-lara-croft/ >Director Roar Uthaug and an ominous-looking wall decoration. >"It was important to us that this was a new origin story for the big screen and that there's a new Lara Croft that we want to introduce to audiences," Uthaug told me. "We wanted to create, of course, this kick-ass female action hero, but she's also vulnerable. And that was important in this movie, that there's an emotional connection there. That she's relatable."