Alix Wilton Regan är nästa kvinna att gestalta en av spelvärldens mest ikoniska karaktärer. Hon tar över facklan från Camilla Luddington och i en intervju med Polygon berättar hon om hur det var att iklädda sig äventyrarens ikoniska kläder inför det kommande Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. En roll hon själv menar de allra flesta har bra koll på i hennes hemland.
"If you are British, you are very aware of Tomb Raider. Lara Croft has been a British icon since 1996. She's been on quite literally thousands of magazine covers the world over, but in particular in the UK because she was such a hit, she was flying the flag for Great Britain."
Regan provspelade för Lara under en period över åtta månader innan hon startade med projektet under 2023. Då hade hon själv en klar vision för hur hon ville gestalta hjältinnan. Regan sade; "The word I've been using for Lara is unapologetic. We're in classic Lara territory. She is charismatic. She is cool as fuck. She is physically strong, she is mentally strong. She has lived a lot, but she is also very sure of herself. That's an incredibly attractive thing to perform as a woman. In culture, we're very used to seeing men being self-possessed, because we live in a patriarchy. We're used to seeing portrayals of confident male characters on-screen and in our video games, but this is a very confident woman, and I find that incredibly inspiring."
Regan är även väldigt nöjd över hur karaktären ser ut: "Alix Wilton Regan has never looked hotter or more gorgeous in my entire life than how my performance capture has turned out. I think she's beautiful, but I also think it captures the essence of her. Lara just happens to be gorgeous and sassy. She's strong because she's an adventurer. She's slim because she's running around the whole time. She's a Lara Croft for the ages."
För att förbereda sig inför rollen så spelade hon bland annat det första spelets remaster från 2024, studerade mellansekvenser från de senaste spelen men hennes största inspiration kom från filmerna; "My job as the current Lara Croft is to unify the spirit of all previous Laras that have come before. I am personally inspired by Angelina Jolie's portrayal, simply because I think she very much inhabits the core of classic Lara. I think that's exactly where the franchise is headed."
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis släpps den 12 februari till PC, Xbox Series S/X samt Playstation 5.
En självsäker Lara Croft.