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Angelina Jolie Not Recast In ‘Tomb Raider’ Part Three

January 30, 2009

Warner Bros. has chosen to recast Angelina Jolie's role in the next 'Tomb Raider' film -Studio will revamp beloved video-game character

By Matthew B. Zeidman

HOLLYWOOD, CA (RushPRNews/Hollywood Today) 1/30/09 – Warner Bros. has envisioned a whole new Lara Croft, and “Tomb Raider” purists may not be pleased. Not only has the studio decided not to invite Angelina Jolie back for the third entry in the film series, according to “The Hollywood Reporter,” but they’ve also decided to lose the character’s original backstory.

While Warner Bros. hasn’t specified what the changes to Croft’s character will be for the reboot, the announcement has ignited intense fan speculation that she will no longer be a British aristocrat and that she will be played by “Transformers” knockout Megan Fox.



Fox has not been officially confirmed as a candidate for the role of the swashbuckling tomb robber, but has been fuel for the rumor mill in months past, including a widespread hoax involving her purported casting in a “Wonder Woman” big-screen feature.

Warner Bros. is taking the “Tomb Raider” reins from Paramount Pictures, which developed the first two movies. According to “The Hollywood Reporter,” producer Dan Lin has signed on to the project.

The “Tomb Raider” movies have been based on the popular video game series begun in 1996 by Eidos Interactive. The latest sequel, “Tomb Raider: Underworld,” was released for the PC, Nintendo DS and all major consoles late last year.

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