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Literally just 25 photos of Alicia Vikander with Tomb Raider puns

We went a little crazy on the awful puns as "Tomb Raider" swings into theaters. You've been warned.

Richard Trenholm
Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the big screen, small screen and streaming. A member of the Film Critic's Circle, he's covered technology and culture from London's tech scene to Europe's refugee camps to the Sundance film festival.
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1 of 25 Ilze Kitshoff

Gloom raider

Alicia Vikander is video game heroine Lara Croft in "Tomb Raider," a new movie adaptation of the famous video game. 

Here are 25 pictures of Vikander in action, plus some info on the film and 25 truly terrible puns.

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2 of 25 Graham Bartholomew

Spume raider

The 2018 movie, directed by Roar Uthaug, is based on the 2013 reboot of the video game series.

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3 of 25 Warner Bros. Picture

Marooned raider

Lara Croft winds up on a mysterious island in the new film.

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4 of 25

Flume raider

Lara gets into all sorts of scrapes in the movie.

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5 of 25 Ilze Kitshoff

Exhume raider

Obviously, some tombs get raided.

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6 of 25 Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

Headroom raider

Lara faces the requisite number of ancient traps.

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7 of 25 Christian Black

Illume raider

Like the game, puzzles must be solved amid the action.

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8 of 25 Ilze Kitshoff

Catacomb raider

Lara follows the trail left by her father, an aristocrat obsessed with ancient artifacts.

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9 of 25 Ilze Kitshoff

Tome raider

It means "book."

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10 of 25 Christian Black

Stately home raider

Welcome to Croft Manor, Lara's ancestral seat.

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11 of 25 Ilze Kitshoff

B-52 raider

B-25 doesn't rhyme, OK?

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12 of 25 Graham Bartholomew

Boom raider

This is the latest movie adaptation of Lara Croft's adventures, following the earlier movies starring Angelina Jolie.

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13 of 25 Christian Black

Vroom raider

Roar Uthaug directs Vikander.

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14 of 25 Graham Bartholomew

Zoom raider

Vikander gets to grips with the stunts.

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15 of 25 Christian Black

Set-to raider

Vikander trained in boxing, weight lifting, MMA and lots more.

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16 of 25 Christian Black

Tum raider

Look at those abs. Vikander hit the gym for months with trainer Magnus Lygdbäck to put on 12 pounds of muscle.

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17 of 25 Graham Bartholomew

Glum raider

Walton Goggins from "The Shield" and "Justified" plays the "Tomb Raider" villain. 

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18 of 25 Graham Bartholomew

Arboretum raider

Welcome to the jungle, Lara.

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19 of 25 Christian Black

You're not my mum raider

Kristin Scott Thomas looks out for Lara.

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20 of 25 Christian Black

Peloton raider

It means the pack of cyclists in a bike race. Lara is a cycle courier in the new movie, y'see.

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21 of 25 Christian Black

TM Lewin raider

It's a shop. The one on the far left. (This is Queens Head Passage in London, map fans.)

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22 of 25 Christian Black

Tycoon raider

Derek Jacobi and Kristin Scott Thomas get all up in Lara's business.

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23 of 25 Ilze Kitshoff

Kowloon raider

Lara swings into action in Hong Kong.

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24 of 25

Legroom raider

Why yes, there is a lot of dangling over yawning chasms.

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25 of 25 Ilzek Kitshoff

Orlando Bloom raider

Y'know, like in "Lord of the Rings." He had a bow and arrow ... oh I give up.

"Tomb Raider" hits movie theatres on March 16.

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