New Tomb Raider reboot coming?

[Brian G Turner]

Daisy Ridley - who plays Rey in Star Wars: The Force Awakens - is apparently being courted to play Lara Croft in a reboot of Tomb Raider, currently called The Tomb Raider:

Warners 2017 Event Film Rumored To Be 'The Tomb Raider'

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‘Tomb Raider’ Reboot Could Arrive in 2017

Heroic Hollywood claims that the untitled WB film recently scheduled for October 6, 2017 is the Tomb Raider reboot, which currently has Roar Uthaug (The Wave) attached to direct. The Force Awakens star Daisy Ridley confirmed that she’s been in talks with WB for the role of Lara Croft. Ridley is currently filming Star Wars: Episode VIII for a 2017 release, and — if she signs on — she should have time to work the reboot into her schedule between Episode VIII and Episode IX.

Evan Daugherty (Snow White and the Huntsman) and Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Transformers 5) developed the screenplay, which centers on iconic video game hero and famed fictional archaeologist Lara Croft. No plot details are available as of yet, but with a director attached and Ridley in talks to star, 2017 seems like an attainable target date.

 

[Vladd67]

Great another reboot, I so love it when the film makers keeping flogging old ideas to death rather than come up with something new. Originality is overrated.

 

[HareBrain]

Did they learn nothing from the first two? Or is this some kind of scam, a la The Producers?

 

[BAYLOR]

Did they learn nothing from the first two? Or is this some kind of scam, a la The Producers?

No matter how good , bad or indifferent the original film . In hollywood they simply reboot it for a whole new generation to appreciate.

 

[Vladd67]

No matter how good , bad or indifferent the original film . In hollywood they simply reboot it for a whole new generation to appreciate.

Appreciate = buy tickets to see.

 

[Lucien21]

Looks like it is based on the first reboot Tomb Raider game.

 

[BAYLOR]

I think Ill skip this one.

 

[Cathbad]

Too bad for you, Baylor! It looks to be better than the Jolie films!

 

[Alexa]

Yep, lots of jumping around and adventures. It will be fun and relaxing.

 

[Lumens]

I always thought the Tomb Raider reboot game would have made an alright movie. In fact, the video walkthrough kinda works as one already. I am biased though, I love the games.

The Jolie movies were a little too far removed from the games for me, they didn't have the feel you get from playing. This one looks like it is closer to that feeling you get from the actual gameplay.

 

[HanaBi]

Golly gosh, I have a penchant to dig out my old TR games (I, II and III) for my PC. I wonder if they'll work in 8.1 or 10? If not I'll just use a VM.

Is TR still been produced as a game these days? if not I wonder if the film will appeal to the Millennial Generation?

 

[Cathbad]

I wonder if the film will appeal to the Millennial Generation?

You're wondering if a scantly-clad woman running around kicking ass will appeal to Millennials?

 

[HanaBi]

You're wondering if a scantly-clad woman running around kicking ass will appeal to Millennials?

well she certainly appealed to me back in the day (although back then she was a bit blocky due to relatively low graphic pixelation). And I'm a Generation X (or Y) or something.

 

[Lucien21]

There has been a couple of games of games since III

The movie seems to be more related to the 2013 reboot of which there has been one sequel (Rise of the Tomb Raider) with rumours of another one (Shadow of the Tomb Raider) being in production.

 

[Lumens]

Golly gosh, I have a penchant to dig out my old TR games (I, II and III) for my PC. I wonder if they'll work in 8.1 or 10? If not I'll just use a VM.

The first three games (plus more?) should still be available for the Playstation3, which is dirt cheap now, second hand. You buy them for a few pounds through the online Sony store.

 

[Cathbad]

Although Jolie looks scrumptious, she's only a fair actor. I believe this one will be a better movie!

 

[HanaBi]

The first three games (plus more?) should still be available for the Playstation3, which is dirt cheap now, second hand. You buy them for a few pounds through the online Sony store.

Thanks, but what I've done is build a VM box on my NAS, installed XP+sp3, created three drive partitions and installed the first three TRs on each. All good!

Back to the film - I do wish when they do these adaptations that they stick to the original theme of the game. By all means add a bit of backstory just to give the character a bit more depth, but keep as many of the action sequences from the games as possible.

oh and make sure she retains her posh Roedean English accent too!

 

[Lumens]

Although Jolie looks scrumptious, she's only a fair actor. I believe this one will be a better movie!

Back to the film - I do wish when they do these adaptations that they stick to the original theme of the game. By all means add a bit of backstory just to give the character a bit more depth, but keep as many of the action sequences from the games as possible.

Agree to both of those! Not that the story lines in the games have always been that coherent either.

 

[BAYLOR]

Too bad for you, Baylor! It looks to be better than the Jolie films!

If I want see movie with alot unnecessary and pointless action sequences in place story telling, I needn't look any further then the current crop of film in the theaters.

 

[Cathbad]

If I want see movie with alot unnecessary and pointless action sequences in place story telling, I needn't look any further then the current crop of film in the theaters.

But this is Tomb Raider, not Islands in the Stream.