Megan Fox to play a young Lara Croft in a new ‘Tomb Raider’ movie?

Megan Fox to play a young Lara Croft in a new ‘Tomb Raider’ movie?

Megan Fox is tipped to play a young Lara Croft in a new ‘Tomb Raider’ movie.
Executive producer Dan Lin is planning an “origin” story of the popular
action franchise based on the computer game of the same name, and said it
would be a “no brainer” to consider Megan for the daredevil archaeologist
role made famous by Angelina Jolie.
Unlike previous movies, Dan has promised to focus more on characters and
plot than spectacular stunts.
He told film website about.com: “It’s great origin story that we're going to
tell. A very character-oriented story which I would say is more realistic
than the past Lara Croft movies.
"It is an origin story so it is a younger Lara Croft. It will have
character-driven action. I think for me the Lara Croft games and movies have
gone a little too action-oriented. I wanted to have action, but with
character."
Early drafts of the script are currently being written.
Megan, 22, was first linked with the role of Lara in January.
A source said at the time: "Megan is definitely a strong candidate for the
part."
Angelina played the heroine in 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' and 'Lara Croft
Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life’ and was nominated for a Golden Raspberry
accolade for Worst Actress for her appearance in the original movie.
If Megan lands the role, she could be set to flash more flesh than her
predecessor.
Game producers Eidos recently said the next 'Tomb Raider' video game may be
given a mature rating, making it more adult-orientated than the teen rating
the ailing franchise is currently classified at.
Creative director Eric Lindstrom explained: "The teen rating meant we
couldn't do things we wanted to or were done in the past, but it was a
publisher mandate at the time. It won't always necessarily be so, though,
the future can always be different."