Tomb Raider movie 2018: 'Alicia Vikander's boobs’ comment gets backlash for YouTuber
TOMB RAIDER is in cinemas this weekend - but one online commenter has courted huge controversy by criticising its lead star’s body.
Trailer: Alicia Vikander stars as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider
Alicia Vikander plays Lara Croft in the movie; an iconic videogame character from the 1990s.
But a YouTuber - by the name of Amazing Atheist Guy - is getting slammed for saying Vikander’s breasts don’t resemble Croft’s.
“Do I have to be the asshole who says her t**s are too small for me to see her as Lara Croft?” he tweeted.
“Do I have to be that guy? Do I have to be the one who f**king says it? I guess I do. Sorry.”
Tomb Raider: Alicia Vikander stars as Lara Croft
Vikander stars as the iconic PlayStation heroine
The film is in cinemas at the end of the week
A huge number of Twitter users have been quick to slam his remarks, sending the tweet viral.
“Do men ever shut the f**k up” asked one user.
“You also have the option not to be trash,” said another.
A third swiped: "I don't think it's really that important. She is an outstanding actor. It's all that matters.”
Do I have to be the asshole who says her tits are too small for me to see her as Lara Croft? Do I have to be that guy? Do I have to be the one who fucking says it?
— Amazing Atheist Guy (@amazingatheist) March 10, 2018
I guess I do. Sorry. pic.twitter.com/5CsXwYFjBb
Tomb Raider is an iconic gaming franchise
Vikander herself has previously joked about the design of Croft in her original PlayStation days.
“My breasts are not as pointy as the first Lara, but I had a clear vision of how I wanted to play her,” she joked on The Graham Norton Show.
“I was a huge fan as a kid and whilst I was too scared to play the games when I was 10, I learnt all her moves.”
Tomb Raider is out on Friday.