Los Angeles:
The beautiful archaeologist-adventurer Lara Croft is all set to return to the big screen.
Producer Graham King is rebooting the Tomb Raider franchise, which starred Angelina Jolie in the previous two movies.
But the producers are planning an origin story which means they will be searching for a fresh face to play the athletic heroine.
The new film is aimed at a 2013 release. Graham and Tim Headington will produce, via their GK Films banner, which announced Monday that it had acquired feature rights from the Japanese video game company Square Enix Ltd.
"We are very excited to be rebooting what is already a hugely successful film franchise and continuing the Tomb Raider phenomenon," Graham said.
The 15-year-old video game franchise is one of the most popular in the world, with more than 35 million game units sold worldwide.
Paramount produced a pair of films 2001's Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and 2003's Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, both starring Jolie as the British archaeologist.
Producer Graham King is rebooting the Tomb Raider franchise, which starred Angelina Jolie in the previous two movies.
But the producers are planning an origin story which means they will be searching for a fresh face to play the athletic heroine.
The new film is aimed at a 2013 release. Graham and Tim Headington will produce, via their GK Films banner, which announced Monday that it had acquired feature rights from the Japanese video game company Square Enix Ltd.
"We are very excited to be rebooting what is already a hugely successful film franchise and continuing the Tomb Raider phenomenon," Graham said.
The 15-year-old video game franchise is one of the most popular in the world, with more than 35 million game units sold worldwide.
Paramount produced a pair of films 2001's Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and 2003's Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, both starring Jolie as the British archaeologist.
