The Tomb Raider

The Tomb Raider (released outside of North America under the title The Tomb Raider: Resurrected) is a 2026 American-British action-adventure film based on the Tomb Raider media franchise. Released as part of the thirty year anniversary of the original video game, The Tomb Raider is set to be directed by Cary Fukunaga and stars Lena Headey, Will Yun Lee, Claudia Kim, Elizabeth Debicki, Woody Harrelson and Omar Metwally. It is slated for a release date of May 18, 2026 in the United States.

Synopsis
Famed archaeologist-adventurer Lara Croft (Headey), now in her mid-40s, has retired from exploring ancient catacombs and long forgotten ruins following over a decade living as a fugitive; framed for the murder of prominent Egyptologist and once personal friend Werner von Croy, Lara's reputation has not endured well. When former US Navy SEAL-turned-amateur archaeologist Karl Suen (Yun Lee) tracks her down to help him finish the work of his mentor, Lara must be persuaded. The promise of finding the lost Persian civilisation of the Aryans proves a tantalising puzzle, but one fraught with danger as Lara and Karl are confronted by a shadowy militia also on the trail of the myth.

During a journey that will take Lara Croft from the Jordanian desert and the tomb of Alexander the Great himself, to an abandoned archaeological site in the middle of the Levantine Sea, to a hidden military base in the Far East of Russia, Lara will have to confront threats from her own past and face off against deadly enemies if she wants to clear her name once and for all.