Warners Bros. Pictures and producer Dan Lin (upcoming Sherlock Holmes) are in early development on a a reboot of "Tomb Raider," the popular video game action franchise featuring Lara Croft.
Paramount previously made the two movies based on the game, but the rights have since reverted to Eidos. When Time Warner upped its stake to 19.92% in Eidos in December, films rights to the property were included as part of the deal.
Lin will produce the project via his Lin Pictures while Stephen Gilchrist will co-produce; Ian Livingstone of Eidos will executive produce.
The new project, however, is expected to revamp the character and her mission and bear little resemblance to the original pictures. It will reimagine the origins of the character, her love interest and the main villain.
As an open-writing assignment, the project is still in its nascent stages. An actress who could play the role Angelina Jolie made famous would likely come on after a writer and director are attached.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
I loved Angelina as Lara. I thought she did an amazing job. The accent was questionable, but Angelina has definitely proven herself as a capable action heroine. It was the movies that were terrible. I always saw the Tomb Raider film franchis with so much potential, but I think the filmmakers were more interested in creating masturbatory material for 12 year olds instead of creating an interesting action story. I say more dark adventures with more action, and less cartoony craziness. If they bring Angelina back, that would be cool since she was amazing in Wanted. If not might I suggest Rhona Mitra or even Zoe Bell as the new Lara Croft? Rhona was the original inspiration for the videogames, so she's absolutely perfect, if you've seen her in action in flicks such as Doomsday and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
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While I was never a big fan of the movies to begin with, it's nice to think that Jolie won't be playing the role of Lara Croft. I think (especially in the sequel) her persona as an actress took away from the movie storyline itself. With a different actress, it might help the reviews that are actually based on the movie, not the actress.
I don't think people were paying too much attention to the film to begin with. Yeah the films weren't great, but in a sense, they did have potential. i really think it's time to reboot the series with a new actress and a good storyline with lots of cool action sequences. You can be sexy and kick ass without having to stoop to a pornish level (like they kind of did in the first one). Angelina always seems distant and angry when she acts. She needs to take the wooden Brad Pitt dildo out of her ass and lighten up a bit.
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