I can see human barbie-doll Megan Fox as Lara Croft. There is something very fetishistic about the whole Lara Croft franchise and Fox brings with her a similar internet based cult of personality. Although Jolie is a good actress (and good actors make good superhero movies), acting has nothing to do with this. More importantly, like Jolie, there is something feral about Fox that is essential for any potential Tomb Raider.
~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, keithbjohn...@... wrote: > > Sad thing is, I didn't think the Tomb Raider movies were that bad. Forgettable, perhaps, but not junk like what's served up on SciFi. Indeed, there were the basics of good movies here: Jolie's presence (she can play borderline psycho/aggressive like nobody), decent directing, and guest stars a cut above the norm in scifi/adventure movies (Daniel Craig, Jon Voight, Gerard Butler, Djimon Honsou). Indeed, as I've seen a billion times, the second flick made me think Jolie had the chops to start a real spy movie franchise. > I always wanted the writers to tweak the stories and make it something more solid. > > I haven't seen anything to make me think Meagan Fox can act as well as Jolie even in a throwaway action flick, and the "directional change" worries me. I fear we'll end up with something even more forgettable: complete American-style over-the-top action and violence with crazy camera angles, devoid of anything remotely interesting. In short, something on the level of Resident Evil or the increasingly stupid "Transporter" movies. > > Oh well, such is life. I'm more anxious to see Vin Diesel tweak the Chronicles of Riddick thing and bring a sequel movie our way... > > ************************ > > [ AP ] > > Angelina Jolie's loss may just be Megan Fox's gain. > > Warner Bros. has confirmed plans to relaunch—and completely overhaul—the hot pants-wearing, artifact-collecting Lara Croft: Tomb Raider franchise, with the first major casualty being Jolie. > > According to the Hollywood Reporter, the third film will completely reboot the video game-based character, including changing her origin story (most likely shying away from her English aristocracy roots) and introduce new kinds of missions, love interests and villains. > > And, most notably, a new leading lady. > > While producers say an actress likely won't be cast until a writer and director have signed on, Fox has emerged as the frontrunner replacement, at least as far as the blogosphere is concerned. > > While Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and its inconsistently punctuated sequel Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life were produced by Paramount, the rights to the series have since reverted back to video game purveyor Eidos. In December, Time Warner increased its stake in the multimedia company, ensuring in-house studio Warner Bros. first dibs to what has been a lucrative, abeit critically panned, franchise. > > The first installment, released in 2001, grossed $275 million worldwide, while the 2003 sequel earned $157 million. All told, the video game series, which launched in 1996, has accounted for more than $1 billion. >
