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Lara Croft Prequel on the Way - Do You Care?
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... , which is a bit of a dirty word at the moment, but Lin says that formula for success (?) will be the same one he uses to exhume the heroine from her tomb. "I would say it's like Terminator - character-driven action," Lin explained to About.com. ...
Watch out: Lara Croft to make big-screen comeback
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I don't know about you, but I really enjoyed those two "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" flicks, and I admit I always wanted to see another sequel. According to producer Dan Lin, I will indeed see a third "Raider" flick in the near future. Lin, who executive produced "Terminator Salvation," recently stated a "Lara Croft" reboot is already in the works:
"Yeah, we're rebooting Lara Croft as well. Really excited - it's a great origin story that we're going to tell. A very character-oriented I would say more realistic than the past ...
Lara Croft Gets Young And Rebooted
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Lara Croft Gets Young And Rebooted Even Angelina Jolie could only play Lara Croft for so long. Despite her ageless good looks and her never ending star power, it was only be a matter of time before Hollywood would be forced to leave her at the side of the road, opting for a younger, sexier, more make-dudes-weak-in-the-knees type girl replace her. Such is the case now, as Producer Dan Lin recently discussed with About.com his plans to reboot Lara Crofts popular franchise, Tomb Raider . Lin, producer of such reboots as Terminator Salvation and Sherlock Holmes , said that ...
Tomb Raider Reboot To Be a Realistic Lara Croft Origin Story
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... that a new Tomb Raider movie was in development. Not a sequel but a complete reboot of the series. About.com was able to catch up with producer Dan Lin and find out a little more about the project. Lin reveals that the film will be a “very character orientated” origin story, which hopes to take a “more realistic” tone than past Tomb raider movies.I guess this means we won’t be seeing Lara punching any sharks this time around. ...
Producer Dan Lin Talks About Lara Croft Origins Details
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... that they were bringing back Lara Croft in a reboot. But it wouldn't be anything like the Angelina Jolie movies from 2001 and 2003. "The new project 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." So in essence, it's an origin story, meaning a younger Lara Croft. About.com caught up with producer Dan Lin recently on the red carpet of Terminator Salvation and ...
‘Tomb Raider’ To Be Rebooted With A Lara Croft Origin Story
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... train stops for no one. At the premiere of “Terminator Salvation,” producer Dan Lin stopped to chat with About.com about some of his upcoming projects, particularly the planned reboot of the “Lara Croft” series (popularly known as an adaptation of the “Tomb Raider” series of video games). ...
Tomb Raider Reboot To Be “Realistic Origin Story”
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... that we’re going to tell… more character orientated, more realistic than the past Lara Croft movies… It is an origin story, so it is a younger Lara Croft… It’s not full-on action, like Terminator, it’s character-driven action… For me, the Lara Croft movies and games have gone a little too action orientated… I want it to have action but with character.”
For the full video interview with Lin you can head over to About.com
I’m actually not totally against the idea of a Tomb ...
REEL TALK MIXTAPE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 27th
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... The only disappointing thing about producer Dan Lin making a “Tomb Raider” prequel is that it would feature a much younger Lara Croft, which means no Angelina Jolie. It’s been about six years since the last film came out and I’m still shocked by how perfect she was for that role. Lin told About.com the new “Tomb Raider” will be an origin film that’ll be more realistic than the other two. There’s been a ton of buzz about having Megan Fox play the heroine. Yes she looks the part and has had some action experience with the “Transformers” series, but can she ...
Megan Fox as Lara Croft?
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Megan Fox as Lara Croft? Meganfoxlaracroft_l Could Megan Fox replace Angelina Jolie as the star of the Tomb Raider franchise? Terminator Salvation executive producer Dan Lin dropped a bombshell to about.com at the premiere of that new Christian Bale film, saying that he's planning to reboot Lara Croft as an origin story. The two previous Tomb Raider films grossed more than $431 million combined, worldwide. This reboot would inevitably mean casting someone younger than Jolie, and that has lead to rampant fanboy speculation (read: panting, drooling) that Transformers ...
The Film.com Podcast: Season 2, Episode 9
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Season two of the Film.com podcast continues with a movie review, fashion, gossip, and more! > Show Topics In the News Sequels: Anchorman II and Lara Croft: Origins (see This video for Tomb Raider sequel context) Talking Terminator Salvation Reviews Up Fashion Corner Jessica Biel: Worth the Hype? Guest ...
