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News by Ellie Gibson

20 May, 2009

Dan Lin, the producer of Terminator Salvation and the forthcoming Tomb Raider film, has been discussing his plans for Lara's next big screen adventure.

"It's a great origin story that we're going to tell - very character-oriented, more realistic than the past Lara Croft movies," Lin told About.com.

"It's not full-on action. It's like Terminator, it's character-driven action," he said. "For me, the Lara Croft games and movies have gone a little too action-oriented. I want it to have action, but with character."

According to Lin, it's all about "rebooting" the franchise - and that means bringing in a new actress to play Lara. No one's been cast yet, but Lin confirmed, "It is an origin story, so it is a younger Lara Croft." We vote for Tracy Beaker.

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TPCG_Russ
20/05/09 @ 07:59
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"We vote for Tracy Beaker."

Ellieeeee

/rolls eyes
Canyarion
20/05/09 @ 08:04
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Title: Tomb Raider Begins.
Fuser
20/05/09 @ 08:09
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Megan Fox! Megan Fox!
As long as they cover up the scribble she has all over her....though perhaps they could make them mysterious ancient runes!
Anyway....
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20/05/09 @ 08:29
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Megan Fox?
Dear God - she can barely string together enough words to form a complete sentence.

I reckon Rachel Weisz would be a good fit if it is less action oriented.
stampax
20/05/09 @ 08:32
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Another vote for Megan Fox
ChthonicEcho
20/05/09 @ 08:34
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Jason Statham, hands down.
kinky_mong
20/05/09 @ 08:41
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Kathy Burke gets my vote.
Double0_Jensen
20/05/09 @ 08:42
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Rhona Mitra? She's pretty hardcore, has been a Lara Croft model, and is actually English in to the bargain.

Not that any of these things will make a good Tomb Raider movie...
lambtron
20/05/09 @ 08:43
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Megan Fox? Who looks nothing like Lara? Umm, ok then.
Mentalist(air)
20/05/09 @ 08:48
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me, the Lara Croft games and movies have gone a little too action-oriented

They're fucking platform puzzle games, and always have been! Oh dear. It might work so long as they don't cast bloody Keira Knightley.

I reckon the problem with the Tomb raider movies they made was they took themselves too seriously. In the successful movie franchises they were trying to ape - Indy and Bond - there's a level of knockabout humour that Angelina and co were lacking, despite their obvious intentions by casting Chris Barrie.

Meho
20/05/09 @ 08:50
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Sasha Grey? Yeah? Why NOT?
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20/05/09 @ 09:12
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Jason Statham, hands down

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andijames
20/05/09 @ 09:26
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Kate Beckinsale would be pretty good for this i reck!
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20/05/09 @ 09:33
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I reckon Rachel Weisz would be a good fit if it is less action oriented.

Rachel Weisz is in her late 30s. By the time the film came out, she'd be 40+. Did you miss the part where they said they wanted a younger Lara?
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20/05/09 @ 09:37
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Well if it's a 'reboot' and an origin story (don't we have enough of them already?) then they'll probably be casting young. My money is on Gemma Arterton
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20/05/09 @ 09:41
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OH. Actually I agree - Kate Beckinsale!
cragtek
20/05/09 @ 09:42
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Shock announcement - they're casting me, a mid-twenties man, as Lara. Fuck.
RamblinSydRumpo
20/05/09 @ 09:44
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Michelle Ryan is the perfect choice IMHO.
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20/05/09 @ 10:05
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"Sasha Grey? Yeah? Why NOT?"

LOL.....Maybe if the title of the film were to be Womb Raider
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20/05/09 @ 10:11
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Michelle Ryan already did that in Doctor Who!
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20/05/09 @ 10:13
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Emma Watson + hair dye = perfect young Lara
Mentalist(air)
20/05/09 @ 10:15
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Michelle Ryan

If I never see her in anything again, it'll be too soon. She cannot fucking act for toffee and never could.

She was playing, effectively, Lara Croft in Easter's Doctor Who, and she was appalling. I'd rather have Megan Fox.Hell, I'd actually rather have Knightley.
Kill_Crazy
20/05/09 @ 10:18
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What about Elisha Cuthbert (Kim Bauer) from 24?
andywilkie35
20/05/09 @ 10:27
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Rumour has it that Little Mo off of Eastenders is the favourite at the moment
kinky_mong
20/05/09 @ 10:48
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I heard Fizz from Corrie was slated to play Lara.

Her or the fat ginger one from Hollyoaks.
Heraklion
20/05/09 @ 11:07
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Word on the street is that Noeline Burke, played by Judy Kuring, from that Ozzie classic 'Cell Block H' is tagged to be the new Lara.....of course their going to have to CGI the fck out of her face so it doesn't look so much like the arse end of baboon
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20/05/09 @ 12:08
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Rather than who should play the lead, shouldnt it be "WHY" bother making it...its not that stong a film license anyway.
Kinkster
20/05/09 @ 12:18
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Gemma Arterton every damn day of the week.
drunkymonkey
20/05/09 @ 12:30
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An origin story?

Ew.
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Super_Zee
20/05/09 @ 14:11
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Keeley Hawes! She's already got the perfect voice, beautiful face and can act, they'd just have to fake her chest a bit. Unless they're really going for realism, in which case she's good to go.

Or Maria Ozawa. Just not Michelle Ryan.
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20/05/09 @ 14:47
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What's with all this "reboot" shit?
It's as bad as people starting sentences with "Do you know what?" all the time.
Mentalist(air)
20/05/09 @ 15:03
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Keeley Hawes!

I'd been wondering if a future Tomb Raider would go with the game voice actress. However, the bulky shapelessness of her 80s fashions in Ashes to Ashes suggest she might not be in fighting shape for an action movie.

Besides, since, she's pretty much the same age as Angelina Jolie, which would rule her out of this movie.
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20/05/09 @ 15:30
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Well, Summer Glau is at a loose end at the moment. I wonder if she can do the accent?
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Farzlepot
20/05/09 @ 16:00
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Need bullet points. Hold on:

- It's a prequel
- It's based on a video game
- It's as 'character driven' as The Terminator

I'm not watching it! NEVER!
mega7ech
20/05/09 @ 16:19
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Well who could be a better choice for a young, british, sexy, athletic type character then Gordon Brown. Gordon Brown as Lara Croft please.



What?
SpikeRocks
20/05/09 @ 16:52
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Gahh! A reboot!? Im so fuXXing tired of all these reboots. Do someting else instead >< :P
red_shift
20/05/09 @ 17:42
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Lorainne from The Apprentice would make an excellent Lara. Sign her up.
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27/05/09 @ 15:56
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Emily Blunt is completely the wrong sort of actress for this, but I like her and that's enough now that any pretence of meritocracy has been abandoned.

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