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THIRD TOMB RAIDER
PIC NOT RULED OUT
Copyright 2005 www.tombraiderchronicles.com
[ August 6th 2005 ]
Eidos'
newly appointed North American CEO Bill Gardner
has told The
Hollywood Reporter that a third Tomb
Raider motion picture hasn't been completely
ruled out, despite indifference from The
Cradle Of Life producer Lloyd Levin and a
flat out refusal from Lara
Croft star Angelina
Jolie.
"Although
a future Tomb Raider movie hasn't been ruled out,
the next cinematic offering from an Eidos game
will be Hitman, to which Vin Diesel is attached
for 20th Century Fox. The actor also is in talks
to assume the role of Agent 47 in a new game that
would tie into the movie, though the next title
in the franchise, Hitman: Blood Money, is set
to ship in the fall for PC, Xbox and PlayStation
2." Gardner told The Hollywood Reporter.
Paramount's
Tomb Raider train spectacularly derailed in April
2004 after franchise producer Lawrence Gordon
dismissed a concluding picture blaming the mediocre
box-office performance of Lara Croft Tomb Raider:
The Cradle Of Life. Lloyd Levin had said earlier
that international returns were more than respectable
enough to ensure Paramount bankroll a final chapter.
SCi Entertainment
Group, which acquired rival publisher Eidos earlier
this year, appointed Bill Gardner as head of Eidos'
North American publishing operations. He will
be overseeing all activities at SCi / Eidos' US
operation, which is based at the Crystal
Dynamics site in California.
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