- New Lara Croft actress Alix Wilton Regan says her version of the character is not “overtly sexualized”
- Wilton Regan says Lara is “objectively beautiful” without “depending on a man’s gaze”
- She says the modernized Lara Croft is “unapologetic” and “completely self-possessed.”
Alix Wilton Regan, the actress behind the new Lara Croft in Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantishas explained how his “modernized” version of the beloved character is different from previous iterations.
In an interview with TechRadar Gaming at Summer Game Fest 2026, Wilton Regan spoke at length about her portrayal of the beloved character in the upcoming Crystal Dynamics title, calling her version of Lara someone who is not “overtly sexualized” for the sake of the male gaze, but beautiful because that’s who she is.
“Our version of Lara, what I love about this version of Lara, is that she’s sassy, charismatic, stunning, objectively beautiful, and completely self-possessed as a woman without being overtly sexualized, and that’s something that I and a lot of the animation team have talked about at length,” she began.
“She’s attractive simply because that’s who she is as a woman, unapologetically, not dependent on a man’s gaze, and I actually think it’s really attractive to play as a male and female player, and everyone else in between.
“That’s the response we’ve gotten from people on the animation team and so on. And, you know, their proportions are still remarkable. They just look more realistic now.”
Wilton Regan talked about what his version of a “modernized” Lara Croft looks like in Legacy Atlantiscomparing her to an evolved version of the character that existed previously.
“The modernized Lara Croft is cool, charismatic, confident, unapologetic, completely self-possessed, she takes on a challenge without her emotions running high at the same time, which is a pretty interesting differentiation, I would say,” he said.
“Very physically capable, of course, that must be said,” the actress added. “She is extremely physically capable and very intelligent.”
In the same interview, Wilton Regan revealed that his favorite “favorite” movie in the franchise is the 2001 original. Lara Croft: Tomb Raiderstarring Angelina Jolie, and that Crystal Dynamics used many of Jolie’s scenes for their auditions.
“They used a lot of those scenes for my calls when I was auditioning, because Angelina Jolie encapsulates Lara’s charisma, confidence and sass, and that was something the creators at Crystal Dynamics really wanted to capture as we move into a new era of tomb Raider“Wilton Reagan said.
You can play Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis when it launches on February 27, 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC.
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