With MGM and Warner Bros. partnering to reboot 2001’s Tomb Raider movie, speculation has been high as to who’ll be taking over Angelina Jolie‘s highly memorable turn as gun-toting archeologist Lara Croft.
Deadline is reporting that one of the actresses in the running to fill Jolie’s combat boots is 23-year-old British actress Daisy Ridley. Ridley has already proven herself more than capable of playing the heroine with her portrayal of Rey in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
It’s still early yet in the casting process, but Ridley certainly isn’t a bad place to start. Like they say, if you can helm one nerd franchise, you can helm them all.
h/t Vulture