1651.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - NELL GETS AXED FROM CELEBRITY ISLAND

Glamour model Nell McAndrew may have been Lara Croft but she has not been able to escape the judgment of the public. It was curtains for the Tomb Raider girl when she became the fifth person to be evicted from ITV1's celebrity survivor. In true style, the biscuit-loving blonde said nothing controversial on her exit. I have had a really nice time and I have really enjoyed being with you all, she declared. Her only grumbles were that she thought the fortnight in the Aussie jungle would be more physically demanding.

Last Updated: Sep 5, 2002  

1652.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - FRENCH FILM-MAKER HEADS TO CAMBODIA

Renowned French filmmaker Jean-Jacques Annaud, who directed Seven Years in Tibet, will start shooting a feature film in Cambodia later this year for which he will import 20 tiger cubs from Europe, officials said. Two Brothers, a story about two orphaned tiger cubs, is set in a South Asian jungle in the 1920s. Filming will begin in October and last five months, making it the largest foreign movie project yet in Cambodia, said Som Sokun, a Culture Ministry official.

Last Updated: Sep 5, 2002  

1653.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - EIDOS ANNOUNCES NARROWING OP LOSSES

London-based Tomb Raider publishers Eidos Interactive have reduced their operating losses by 35.1% after announcing a narrowing pre-tax loss before goodwill charges and exceptional items of £30.65 million from £111.72 million in the fifteen months to June 2002. The company also changed its year-end from March to June at an AGM in December.

Last Updated: Sep 4, 2002  

1654.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - HANDS ON REPORT FROM GREEK SEQUEL SET

Following a grueling week of filming on the sun-drenched Aegean Sea island of Santorini recording scenes for Paramount Pictures Tomb Raider movie sequel, Greek newspaper-man Sgkral sends us this report from the set via our online community at tombraiderforums.com

Last Updated: Sep 3, 2002  

1655.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - ORIENTAL SHOOTING FOR MOVIE SEQUEL

The production crew on Paramount Pictures Tomb Raider movie sequel will relocate to Wan Chai, Mongkok and Hong Kong next year to shoot several action scenes for The Cradle Of Life. According to the government's Film Services Office: about half of the film will be shot in the territory. Approximately 50 production people from overseas will be working closely with a hundred local crew members in the project.

Last Updated: Aug 31, 2002