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Lara Croft gets a rebootIt looks like everyone's favorite impossibly proportioned video action heroine is going to be headed back to the big screen.
Lara Croft According to The Hollywood Reporter, there are plans to "reboot" Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider franchise. The rights to the character have recently gone back to the company that created the game in 1996, Eidos. Says The Hollywood Reporter, "When Time Warner upped its stake to 19.92% in Eidos in December, film rights to the property were included as part of the deal." Though Angelina Jolie popularized the Croft character on film in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003), both films were met with lukewarm critical reviews and Cradle of Life was not a financial success. Currently, there is no indication that Jolie would reprise her role.
Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft The project is being developed by Warner Brothers and producer by Dan Lin (Sherlock Holmes, Terminator 5), though no writer or star has yet been attached. These two factors are, of course, critical, as one (Jolie as star) was the central reason of the franchise's popularity on film, and the other (the writing) was the major flaw in both of the Tomb Raider films.
As you might expect, there is already speculation that
Megan Fox In fact, I'm hoping that the Tomb Raider franchise takes a note from the James Bond franchise and reinvents Lara Croft entirely. Remember when James Bond (Roger Moore's incarnation in particular) was a slick, emotionless, know-it-all who nonchalantly bedded any woman who crossed his path then was fluffed and ready for another game of Baccarat within the hour? Enter Daniel Craig, and Bond is now a brooding, brutish, heart-broken mess capable of blood, sweat and tears. Now that's a Bond that I can get on board with! Imagine if Croft underwent the same transformation, and instead of a monotone, glassy-eyed, braid and bangs-wielding chaste archaeologist with daddy issues we were treated to a passionate, thugish, obscenity-spewing adventurer who uses men (or women!) like tissues before embarking on her next adventure. As long as we're rewriting the character, let's re-cast the role too. I nominate the following:
Michelle Rodriguez (who brings the brute)
Salma Hayek (who brings the passion, and probably her ever-present pal Penelope Cruz)
Jessica Biel (ok, she's not so tough, but she's ripped!)
Rose Rollins (as The L Word's Tasha, now in the private sector)
out lesbian comic Julie Goldman (because treasure hunting in cargo pants makes more sense anyway) Will you go back to see the new (and hopefully improved) Lara Croft? Who would you cast in the role? Submitted by on January 29, 2009 - 9:00am. |
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It totally depens on who
It totally depens on who will be the new Lara Croft. I like Angelina a lot a Lara Croft, so it will be a tough act to follow.
;)
Blaspheme!!
I don't think she'd want the job
I heard she was really pissed when they decided to replace her. I know I was, the second Croft model was well built, but she wasn't Rhona Mitra. But if they were able to kiss and make up, I think she would be great too...except for the doublestandard for action heroes. Men can get older, but for a woman, what to do if they want to make a sequel and she doesn't look like she did 4 year years earlier (and its not the saga of Ellen Ripley)?
They'll probably cast somebody in the range of age barely legal and 28.
Ironically
Rhona Mitra ^______________^
I agree. Although, like stated, she fell out with Eidos thats why she didn't do the movie. She's my favourite actress, would be sooo cool if she did it
however I am thinking that we need picture to prove how awesome she is.
mmmm enjoy ladies ^__________^
she looks way more like the
she looks way more like the original video game character than Angelina
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Thats cause she was the
Thats cause she was the original model :)
*Knows ALOT about this* heh
Rhona has already been Lara
Rhona has already been Lara Croft whilst promoting the games, I doubt they would get her to do the movies? She is soooo similar to Angelina Jolie in terms of face shape, body and voice.
Karima Adibebe was a HOT Lara Croft.
Here's another vote for
but she'd make a totally
Haha
Yeah, go Julie :P Would be nice, and they would have the whole lesbian community coming to the theatres :P lol
Can I add Lena Headey to the list? I think she'd be able to do it right and in cargo pants... :P
Oh can I second Rose
Rose Rollins would be amazing!!
I would definitely watch then. She could bring the brute, the passion, and obviously the sexy.
Though Julie Goldman would have to be my 2nd choice, haha.
Rhona Mitra IS Lara
Come on, Rhona is perfect for the role, she even has the british accent, I seriously doubt that Salma Hayek can pull that one of.
Mi vote is totally for Rhona, not only did the first Lara Croft characters use her body as the model, but also, she has the actitude of a beautyful and smart powerful woman that loves to kick ass!
Not again...
I know, it's futile, but I have to ask why don't they just leave it alone?
Unless they've got the best script ever made directly influenced by the game mythology and another Angelina "God was playing Tomb Raider when he made me" Jolie rank lady to fill in... nah, I pass.
Not Meagan...
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I would watch it yes... as long as Meagan Fox isn't in it... SHE CANT ACT, don't even know how she gets the parts cos she's not even that good looking.
And If they cast her as Cassie Hack in the upcoming movie Hack/Slash I'm gonna get very very sad... I mean it.
I'll probably see it
let's see...
Rhona Mitra
I love all the Rhona votes, I'm dissapointed she was left off the list! I'll see it if it stars Jolie or Fox, but I wont be majorly jazzed, I'll just watch it whenever's convenient. If Rhona gets to star, however, I will most definitely be there opening weekend. I saw Underworld 3 today, and, OH MY GOD, the woman should be on the big screen all day everyday. She's seriously sooooo hot!!!
Angelina/Rhona
British Girls?
Ok, so as Lara is supposedly British, does anyone else think that it'd be nice to have a british actress play her? Don't get me wrong, i love me an american girl, but as one of many underepresented nations (although by no means the most) I can't help but want a british girl to play here. Therefore, suggestions:
- Rachel Weisz - sexy personified, english, inelligent, and did you see how much but she kicked in The Mummy? Plus it doesn't matter that Lara would be younger than her because RW DOESN'T AGE!!!
- Lena Heady - Kicks butt as sarah connor, would as Lara.
- Kate Beckinsale - Again, sexy, english, intelligent, prior butt kicking experiance
I'm also up for the Rhona Mitra suggestion, although i'm not convinced she could pull it off completely for some reason...Brits, i'd love to hear any other suggestions!I actually agree with you!
Personally, I though Angelina was horrible as Lara. I don't care how hot you are, if you can't do a decent job becoming the character then I'm not wasting my time. Angie was great with all the action but her accent completely ruined it for me. I'd vote for Kate Beckinsale in a heart beat!
"You either want them or you don't! Taking longer to decided is not going to make a difference!"
Lena.
ahmgod, if rachel weisz was
ahmgod, if rachel weisz was in it i'd defiently see. she was awesome in the mummy returns (her character was annoying in the first one though, was meant to bei guess) she could look right for it too (she's hottest in 'about a boy' though
lena could be pretty cool too but i've only really seen her in 'imagine me and you'
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"there's always time for a burrow..."
"We're getting fired, fired, fired, firedddd"
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Rachel Shelley
i quite liked Angelina as Lara, im not a big fan of the films (or the games) but thought she did a good job, shes kick ass and she def has the right level of cockiness for her !
How bout Rachel Shelley? shes got the accent, shes stunning and fit and already has the 'im loaded and do whatever the hell i like' thing down
i dont think she would do it but i think she would be amazing
tho Rhona Mitra is seriously hot, i didnt realise she actually was British til now
Lena would be a lot better.
She already has the accent and she's hot.
Megan Fox can't really act anyway. She's just a pretty face with tattoos, which would normally be enough, but no!
Nobody can replace
Nobody can replace Angelina, but if I had to choose right now, I'd say that Karima Adebibe is also for me the girl/model that would look the most like Lara.Don't think she's an actress though...
And although I'm totally in love in Lena Headey and I looove SCC, I don't see her in the role, dunno why.
Tomb Raider
Lara Croft
Along the UK actress theme?
Keira Knightly?
Rachel Shelley?
Keeley Hawes? (who did the voice of lara in the PC games)
OR not uk
Lucy Lawless? :D
omg, rose rollins!
Rhona and Portia
just thought i would share
I would most like Angelina
Megan Fox