1761.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - PINEWOOD STUDIOS MULLING OVER IPO

Pinewood Shepperton Studios has appointed investment banking arm HSBC to explore the possibility of a public stock offering. HSBC will examine options for the company, created a year ago when Pinewood merged with Shepperton in a £35 million deal that gave the enlarged group a value of more than 144 million.

Last Updated: Feb 25, 2002  

1762.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - RIOT VIDEO GAME SET FOR HOLLYWOOD

The makers of the Oscar-nominated Lord of the Rings have announced plans to turn a controversial computer game by a small Scottish company into a Hollywood film. New Line Cinema, one of the biggest names in the US movie industry, wants to adapt State of Emergency, made by Vis Entertainment, for the big screen.

Last Updated: Feb 22, 2002  

1763.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - CRYSTAL SKY GAME FOR 60M TEKKEN FILM

Following the global success of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Crystal Sky has nabbed the rights to make a $60 million film version of Tekken, one of the most successful video game franchises in the world, in association with Japan's Gaga Communications and the game's maker, Namco.

Last Updated: Feb 21, 2002  

1764.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - TILL FIRM, GORDON, INK MULTI-YEAR DEAL

Producer Lawrence Gordon has signed an overall production pact with Stewart Till's Signpost Films. Under the terms of the deal, Gordon, who most recently produced K-Pax for Universal Pictures and Intermedia, will produce at least one film a year for the company, which in return will handle worldwide distribution on the projects.

Last Updated: Feb 21, 2002  

1765.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - LARA CROFT'S NEXT GENERATION EXPLOITS

Following Tuesdays return to Derbyshire-based studios' Core Design to meet and greet new PR Manager Gary Reading and to snatch a sneak-preview of this years most anticipated video-game, tombraiderchronicles.com can exclusively reveal further details from Tomb Raider Next Generation - specifically the dramatic increase in detail from past to present Lara Croft models ahead of the official unveiling by Core Design on March 20.

Last Updated: Feb 20, 2002