Alicia Vikander picks the most underrated film from her career

Go to Bat is a video series from The Independent that sees an actor or director pick a project from their back catalogue they think deserves more love.

So often, stars are asked about the films and TV shows they’re synonymous with – but this series provides them with a chance to talk about the projects that were either unfairly maligned upon release or generally underseen.

Every episode will see a guest pick the title – or titles – they think fits this bracket, and the latest guest to do so is Alicia Vikander .

The Oscar-winning star of The Danish Girl has racked up an impressive array of credits since 2010, appearing in films including A Royal Affair , Ex Machina and the underrated 2018 Tomb Raider reboot.

Vikander’s latest film is Firebrand , a new drama following the historical figure who survived her marriage to Henry VIII – Catherine Parr. Vikander plays Parr in the film, which is out now, opposite Jude Law , who delivers a no-holds-barred performance as the Tudor monarch.

The Swedish actor talks to The Independent ’s Jacob Stolworthy about the film’s dramatic licences , describes her working relationship with actor husband Michael Fassbender and her sadness about not continuing as Lara Croft in a Tomb Raider sequel.

This being Go to Bat , Vikander also picks the film she starred in that she thinks is the most underrated.

“It was interesting to think what I’d choose,” Vikander said, adding: “I went for the film that I think that critics were OK with, but it’s probably one of the films [where] I’ve had the most people throughout these years [say], ‘Oh, I love that film’, and I’m like, ‘Oh, really?’

Find out which credit Vikander has gone to bat for – and why – in the video interview above.

Firebrand is in cinemas now