The Lara Croft Tomb Raider reboot is happening, and MGM and WB have hired the writer of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to make it so.
NewsIt would appear that Dr. Jones is not the only temple running explorer about to enjoy a big screen resurgence. Indeed, MGM and Warner Bros. made official steps Wednesday to resurrect Lara Croft in a Tomb Raider reboot.
MGM has revealed that it’s partnering with WB and producer Graham King (Argo, World War Z) to bring the alluring Lara Croft back to life and into theaters. Further they have hired Evan Daugherty to pen the screenplay for the reboot. The geek community should already be very familiar with Daugherty since he also scripted Divergent and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot; he is also writing the forthcoming GI Joe 3.
While the original series, which lasted from 2001 to 2003 at least began with a successful entry that featured a well cast Angelina Jolie as the titular raider of tombs (plus Daniel Craig!), it is not what one would call a classic. Similarly, while Daugherty enjoyed two hits last year, I’m not sure many will remember them more fondly (or at all) than the Jolie era of Lara Croft adventures. Then again, as with at least the first film, which grossed over $430 million worldwide, nobody is going to a Tomb Raider flick to stare at the scripted prose.
