Mark me in the "not" column. Give me enough money to get to Maine (where a great many of my old stories sit, thanks no end to my last college roommate who went *far* above and beyond the call of duty when he promised to keep my stuff safe after I had to leave school early before marching because of a family emergency), and I can dig up five stories I wrote that feature strong female characters (*without* the T&A angle, while retaining all of their feminine appeal) that could fill the bill.
---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Tomb Raider Franchise to Get Reboot--Without Jolie? Date : Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:28:47 -0500 From : Daryle Lockhart <dar...@darylelockhart.com> To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I have an even better suggestion. How about we not make another Tomb Raider movie -- ever -- and write a set of new scripts for a whole new action franchise? No? Gotta have a movie based on something that exists? Okay, how about we look through the thousands of comic book titles with female action leads? What about "Danger Girl"? "Codename Knockout"? "Christian"? "Athena"? Let's just be honest. Most of the audience for these movies hasn't played a Tomb Raider game in like 10 years. We may as well be fantasy casting "Pitfall". On Jan 29, 2009, at 10:11 AM, B. Smith wrote: > Rhona Mitra is a bit of it girl at the moment as well and she > actually has a bit of a connection to the Tomb Raider franchise. And > she can do the action heroine quote well. > > My choice would be Zuleikha Robinson from Rome and The Namesake. > She's probably a bit too exotic for Hollywood to cast but I think > she'd do well in the role. > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Martin Baxter" > wrote: > > > > You started with Gina. > > > > The debate can stop now. > > > > > > > > > > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > > > Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Tomb Raider Franchise to Get Reboot-- > Without Jolie? > > > Date : Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:10:09 +0000 > > > From : keithbjohn...@... > > > To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > > > Agreed. Every time there's a movie role for a young woman nowadays, > her name comes up. Now I can't deny she's easy on the eyes, but > again, I haven't seen that she's a great actress, even an action > type. Jolie, for all her overexposure, is a good actress. As for > Wonder Woman, I feel Fox is too slight of build for that role. To > play the Amazon queen, they really need a statuesque woman, somehow > with a build similar to Gina Torres or Lucy Lawless. > > > > Any suggestions you'd have for a new Lara Croft or for Diana > Prince? And you know me: the last thing I care about is a name star. > A talented newbie is fine for me, even--gasp!--something radical like > a real Brit for Croft and a Greek actress for Prince! > > > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: Daryle Lockhart > > > Megan Fox's management has said she's not involved in this movie > at > > > all -- yet. > > > > > > File this under Wonder Woman. The studios are trying to figure > out > > > who the hottest actress in Hollywood is. Instead of just asking > the > > > bloggers ( they know everybody) they're going through this and > > > reading the results. > > > > > > On Jan 28, 2009, at 2:50 PM, 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. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add? > > > > fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
