Rumor: Tron Star Olivia Wilde Tipped for New Tomb Raider Movie

[Logan Westbrook]

Rumor: Tron Star Olivia Wilde Tipped for New Tomb Raider Movie

Sources claim that the new movie will be darker and more serious than previous attempts.

Apparently it's not just the Tomb Raider videogames that are getting the reboot treatment, as rumor has it that Olivia Wilde - known for her performances in House and Tron: Legacy - is in the running to be the next Lara Croft in a new Tomb Raider movie.

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The source said that the reboot would be a much darker and more serious take on Tomb Raider than the previous movies. The idea is apparently to get a top director and an "intelligent" script and present Lara as an "empowering" character that women would like as much as men. The source added that it was Wilde's performance in Tron that brought her to the attention of the people behind the project, and that while hers wasn't the only name being kicked around, she appeared to be ideal for the part.

This is all just rumor, of course; it's not the first time word of a Tomb Raider movie reboot has surfaced, but it's currently just as unconfirmed as the rumor that Wilde will appear in it. Some pictures of Wilde dressed up as Lara Croft have surfaced (seen above), but these are apparently part of a photo shoot for season six of House and while they're proof that she certainly looks the part, that's all they prove.

The rumors do make a certain sense however, with Crystal Dynamics retooling Tomb Raider into a more serious game of survival, without so much of the fantastical elements seen in previous titles. With a new digital Lara Croft coming, it seems the perfect time to revamp the movies as well.

Source: Blastr [http://blastr.com/2011/02/rumor-of-the-day-olivia-w.php]





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[hansari]

Tomb Raiders was always Indiana Jones but heavier on the fantasy(oh and not as good)...I wonder how they are gonna pull this off.

Some pictures of Wilde dressed up as Lara Croft have surfaced (seen above), but these are apparently part of a photo shoot for season six of House and while they're proof that she certainly looks they part, that's all they prove.

Hahaha! What!?!

So...in the face of her Huntington's...she decides to become a sexy/dangerous adventurer???

What?!

 

[Sonicron]

Olivia Wilde as Lara Croft? Do want.
Good god, that woman is hot.

Still, an at least somewhat intelligent script is needed. Looks alone do not a good movie make, as we all know.

 

[Something Amyss]

Tomb Raiders was always Indiana Jones but heavier on the fantasy(oh and not as good)...I wonder how they are gonna pull this off.

Some pictures of Wilde dressed up as Lara Croft have surfaced (seen above), but these are apparently part of a photo shoot for season six of House and while they're proof that she certainly looks they part, that's all they prove.

Hahaha! What!?!

So...in the face of her Huntington's...she decides to become a sexy/dangerous adventurer???

What?!

Well, maybe she's trying to cure herself Indiana Jones style.

 

[DTWolfwood]

looks like a good choice to me

 

[Baresark]

Man, she is so hot. I don't know if I would watch another Tomb Raider movie, but she has my approval. She looks the part so much better in my opinion anyway.

On a side note, it's good to see her character hasn't disappeared from House, that is one of four shows I actually give a damn about.

 

[Natdaprat]

This could be good. It probably won't be, but if it's true, we can hope.

 

[ShadowsofHope]

*Dog whistle*

I'll see it if just for Olivia Wilde as Lara Craft, fuck it.

 

[Cheesebob]

Olivia Wilde is the new Angelina Jolie. They also seem vaguely similar physically

 

[ComicsAreWeird]

Interesting. I am now interested in this reboot, if this is confirmed.

 

[FredTheUndead]

The bad news: this might mean we're getting a new Tomb Raider movie.

 

[MelasZepheos_v1legacy]

I would be interested, but I have recently developed this thing called pattern recognition.

1. The old Lara Croft movies sucked.

2. Videogame movies, with very very few exceptions, suck.

3. Reboots and remakes may not suck, but they certainly seem more likely to.

Conclusion: A reboot (3) of a videogame movie (2) that has already (1) been seen to suck.

There are three ways my keen spidey-senses tell me this will blow chunks.

Also, I don't know Olivia Wilde, but I didn't exactly hear stellar things about Tron Legacy, because I didn't only read the hopeless nerd reviews of it.

 

[AvsJoe]

I would be interested, but I have recently developed this thing called pattern recognition.

1. The old Lara Croft movies sucked.

2. Videogame movies, with very very few exceptions, suck.

3. Reboots and remakes may not suck, but they certainly seem more likely to.

Conclusion: A reboot (3) of a videogame movie (2) that has already (1) been seen to suck.

There are three ways my keen spidey-senses tell me this will blow chunks.

You are as clever as your avatar, mate. There is little chance that this film will be anything other than disappointing.

 

[King Toasty]

Good god, I'm seeing this girl everywhere now. She's a good actress, with less, "OMG I HAVE TITS" than Angelina Jolie. But then, what is Tomb Raider without sex appeal?

Captcha: ndinage However. Thy will be done, Inglip.

 

[David Bray]

I really dont want to cheapen games breach into other mediums but i must say this flatly:

She has no tits.

 

[ThreeKneeNick]

The source added that it was Wilde's performance in Tron that brought her to the attention of the people behind the projec

Playing the useless sex symbol who screws up the only time she tries to do something productive and ends up needing to be saved by the Men? Perfect for an "empowering" character. /rant

Though she is damn sexy.

 

[manythings]

Then I think we can end her career here.