Aubrey Plaza Responds to ‘Tomb Raider’ Fan Casting: I’m Open to Playing the ‘Original Badass’

Edgar Wright, casting agent?After the “Shaun of the Dead” director mistook Aubrey Plaza’s recent MovieMaker magazine cover as a promo for “Tomb Raider” 3.0, Plaza herself has responded to the fan casting rumors.“Look, I have no idea what the future holds for me, but I love it,” Plaza told Newsweek.

“It was so funny when he texted me that because I didn’t realize how strikingly similar those photos are.

Emily is carrying a purse strap and Lara Croft has a gun holster, those are very different.

But it’s very weird and totally accidental, but I’ll take it.”She continued, “I love action movies, and I don’t discriminate against big movies or small movies.

I love all kinds of movies.

I would love it if somehow that turned into a real thing, but who knows, I have no idea.

That’s an iconic character.

She’s the original badass.

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