Everyone’s been wondering when the next Lara Croft franchise film would be made and who, if not Angelina Jolie, would star as the title character. Saturday, the news finally came out as to who the next Lara Croft would be. Olivia Wilde was interviewed for the Brazilian film website CinePop, and she said that she has been a big fan of the character and is happy portray the character in the new film version, which is set for 2013 . So far, she is the only confirmed cast member. The director of the film is Mark Fergus, who also wrote another film Wilde has starred in, “Cowboys and Aliens.” He’s…

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Warner Bros. and producer Dan Lin are reportedly planning to reboot the “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” film franchise that spun off from the 1996 Eidos video game franchise starring action hero and archaeologist Lara Croft, the English noblewoman who battles legendary and supernatural forces, pirates, traps and puzzles, and more, as she searches the globe for various treasures and other historical artifacts. Lin will produce the new film through his Lin Pictures banner alongside producer Stephen Gilchrist, reimagining the origins of the character as well as introducing the main villain. Lara Croft was first adapted for the big screen in 2001 with “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” and later on with…

Warner Bros. is in early development on a “Tomb Raider” reboot, according to a report from Superhero Hype. Paramount previously made the two movies based on the game, but the rights have since reverted to game makers Eidos. When Time Warner upped its stake to 19.92% in Eidos in December, films rights to the property were included as part of the deal. Dan Lin will produce the project via his Lin Pictures while Stephen Gilchrist will co-produce; Ian Livingstone of Eidos will executive produce. The new project, however, is expected to revamp and re-imagine the character and her origins as a British adventurer, treasure hunter, and archaeologist, as well as…

According to sci-fi site io9.com, Megan Fox has officially denied being the next Lara Croft for any future “Tomb Raider” film projects, despite rumors to the contrary. LatinoReview.com first reported the rumor, which also included some details about the possibility of the 3rd “Tomb Raider” movie. However, a spokesperson for Fox “She’s not involved in the movie at all.” Lara Croft first appeared in the first “Tomb Raider” video game in 1996 and has since gone onto become an icon in the gaming industry, as well as having branched out into several other medium besides the long-running action game series. Top Cow Productions released a “Tomb Raider” comic book that…

Luke Goss, the English actor best known to US audiences as the original Reaper vampire Jared Nomek in “Blade 2″ and as the tragic villain Prince Nuada in “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”, recently sat down for a quick chat with MTV’s Splashpage to talk about his involvement with the big-screen adaptation of the Top Cow title “Magdalena”, anticipated to hit theaters in 2010. Goss, who will be playing the mentor of the latest Magdalena, Patience, says “[b]asically, I had a meeting with [producer Gale Ann Hurd], and Gale said, “You’re the guy for me,’” [...] “You know you’re in good hands with her. She’s wonderful. And she was adamant…

December brings three all-new titles from Devil’s Due Publishing; “Zen Intergalactic Ninja” from Joe Casey (“Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin”) and Lee Fergusun (“Green Arrow/Black Canary”) brings the outer space martial arts hero alone on the planet Earth, searching for a partner, and features covers by the acclaimed Mignola (“Hellboy”) and Fergusun himself. The post-apocalyptic “Dawn of the Dread Force” #0 about a war between humanity and giant mechanized gladiator bots is from a team of former “Transformers” artists, including James raiz, Rob Armstrong, Gerardo Sandoval, who’s also worked on “Tomb Raider”, Misty Coats, Simon Bork, coloring wizard Danimation, and “Supreme” writer Kurt Hathaway. Rick Remender (“Fear Agent”) brings his…