Vikander was crippled by stunts on Tomb Raider

Los Angeles March 5 (IANS) Swedish actress Alicia Vikander says the extreme stunts she completed for the new "Tomb Raider" movie left her "crippled".

She said: "At first it hurts. So much so that you can t walk or get out of bed for the first three weeks. I was like crippled. I had pain places I didn t know existed."

Vikander s version of Lara Croft is not the pin-up associated with the video game or actress Angelina Jolie s take on the character with her famous micro-shorts ditched for trousers.

The actress thinks it was important to show her alter ego as more than just a sex symbol reports femalefirst.co.uk.

She said: "It s not just the character of Lara Croft it s the society that s changed.
I think what we actually express as being extremely attractive or sexy is just different. Even young boys or girls on the street wouldn t comment Oh a pair of shorts is what I find sexy . It s actually changing which is a lovely thing."

"People say Oh you don t want to make her sexy? No I want to make a young woman who is sexy but I want her to be fierce cool witty funny. I want her to be somebody you want to hang out with as a woman and a man. Society s changing so this is more up to date with what we find sexy."

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