Tomb Raider fans are not happy with the latest teaser trailer for Netflix’s Tomb Raider the Legend of Lara Croft and are making their opinions known.
A scene from Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (2024), Netflix
The trailer has over 214,000 views on the official Netflix YouTube channel, but has only 7,500 likes to 8,600 dislikes.
A screenshot of Netflix’s Tomb Raider the Legend of Lara Croft teaser trailer via Netflix YouTube
Furthermore, numerous comments are roasting the trailer and the show. One person wrote, “I see Lara is still falling repeatedly.”
Another stated, “Oh boy they left the comment section open again. haha.”
“Someone needs to teach Netflix what the definition of a teaser trailer is,” posted another.
One person questioned why Lara Croft’s iconic pistols were not present in the trailer, “‘”Where….Are….Her….Guns ???'”
A screenshot of comments on Netflix’s Tomb Raider the Legend of Lara Croft Official Teaser video
Another expressed a similar sentiment, “All I want from this is Lara wielding her signature dual pistols.”
“If you’ve never played the games, you won’t know how Iconic and mindful she is,” wrote another seemingly lampooning the trailer for its characterization of Lara Croft.
Similarly, another wrote, “Remember when she was a cool, confident and cocky seasoned explorer before they added trauma, grief, and daddy issues and made her practically insufferable?”
Another added, “What is it with Crystal/Embracer and their need for Lara to be tortured? Is this an American thing? Do your heroes always have to suffer?”
A screenshot of comments on Netflix’s Tomb Raider the Legend of Lara Croft Official Teaser video
One person wrote, “YouTube removed dislikes for s**t like this.”
Another speculated that the show will make Lara Croft a lesbian, “>lesbian Lara Netflix strikes again.”
One user simply stated, “This is not Lara Croft.”
Similarly another added, “Wtf is this??????????? This isn’t Tomb Raider.
“I’m sorry but the animation looks low budget what is happening here,” posted another.
A screenshot of comments on Netflix’s Tomb Raider the Legend of Lara Croft Official Teaser video
It’s not all surprising that the show is going to make Lara Croft suffer. Showrunner Tasha Huo informed Variety back in November 2023, “Lara Croft doesn’t just go to a new temple each week but goes through a character-driven emotional story, and that excited me the most.”
As for what else to expect from the series, The Hollywood Reporter’s Aaron Couch noted in 2021 that the show will take place following the events of Shadow of the Tomb Raider. He explained, “Tomb Raider picks up after the events of Square Enix’s Tomb Raider video game reboot trilogy, which was released in installments from 2013-18 and was developed by Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montréal.”
The series is not connected to the 2018 film starring Alicia Vikander.
A scene from Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (2024), Netflix
Huo also shared more details back in October 2021 where she said, “The team at Crystal Dynamics is hard at work unifying the timelines of Tomb Raider and we are so excited to be a part of that effort.”
She later added, “I always wondered how Lara Croft became such an epic and brilliant hero. She’s so cool, so calm under pressure, also pretty witty. So to that end, the Tomb Raider anime series from Legendary Television and Netflix will provide fans like you and me around the world with some of the first steps towards unifying the Tomb Raider timelines as we transition beyond the Survivor trilogy and start to follow Lara’s journey leading up to the first steps of that first Tomb Raider game.”
Huo added, “Now, part of that awesome task is about bringing together pieces from the different Tomb Raider eras including some of Lara’s friends and allies. That is why I am so thrilled to introduce you to two additional actors who will be joining us on this wild ride: Earl Baylon, who will be reprising his role as Jonah Maiava from the Survivor trilogy, and Allen Maldonado, who will be voicing the character of Zip from Tomb Raider Chronicles, Legend, and Underworld.”
She concluded, “Trust me when I say this is an exciting road ahead of us and I cannot wait for you to join us!”
Lara Croft jumps into a pit in Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (2024), Netflix
The official synopsis for the show states, “The animated series TOMB RAIDER: THE LEGEND OF LARA CROFT picks up after the events of the highly successful Tomb Raider video game Survivor trilogy (Tomb Raider; Rise of the Tomb Raider; Shadow of the Tomb Raider), and will chart the globetrotting heroine’s next chapter as the iconic adventurer. More than 25 years after her first appearance, Lara Croft (voiced by Hayley Atwell) continues to explore ancient mysteries and uncover lost truths across breathtaking and dangerous destinations.”
“Following the events of the Survivor series, Lara Croft has abandoned her friends to embark on increasingly more perilous solo adventures. But she must return home when a dangerous and powerful Chinese artifact is stolen from Croft Manor by a thief with an uncanny personal connection. Her daring pursuit will take her on an adventure around the world and to the depths of forgotten tombs, where she will be forced to confront her true self, and decide just what kind of hero she wants to become,” it concludes.
A screenshot from Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (2024), Netflix
What do you make of this new teaser trailer for Tomb Raider the Legend of Lara Croft? What do you make of the reaction to it?
