GK Films announced today the Academy Award-nominated writing team of Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby will write the first feature of its recently announced reboot of the "Tomb Raider" film franchise.
Graham King and Tim Headington will produce. No casting has been announced. GK Films announced in March it had acquired the rights to the property from Square Enix Ltd.
Fergus and Ostby's credits include Jon Favreau's "Iron Man," starring Robert Downey Jr. Their next film "Cowboys & Aliens," also a collaboration with Favreau and starring Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig, is set to be released on July 29.
"Mark and Hawk's clear sensibilities of action and emotion are perfect for the direction we are taking this franchise," King said.
"We are thrilled to be working with Graham King and his formidable team -- and we aim to write an origin story for Lara Croft that solidifies her place alongside Ellen Ripley and Sarah Connor in the pantheon of great female action heroes," Fergus and Hawk stated.
"It is great to have such a high caliber of writing talent on board to realize the film vision of this exciting project," said Phil Rogers president and CEO, Square Enix Europe.
The original "Tomb Raider" game was published in 1996 by the London based video game company Eidos and became one of the most successful video games of the time. Today Eidos (including Crystal Dynamics), is part of an international interactive entertainment group, Square Enix Europe. The games have sold more than 35 million units worldwide.
Paramount Pictures made two movies starring Angelina Jolie based on the daredevil archaeologist in 2001 and 2003. They grossed a total of $432 million at the worldwide box office.
Here we go with another reboot of a recent franchise, although at least seven years have passed in this case. Whether you liked the films or not -- I was somewhere in the middle -- Jolie left a mighty strong impression on the Lara Croft character and in the minds of fans, so it will be doubly hard for the producers to find a replacement.
Graham King and Tim Headington will produce. No casting has been announced. GK Films announced in March it had acquired the rights to the property from Square Enix Ltd.
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"Mark and Hawk's clear sensibilities of action and emotion are perfect for the direction we are taking this franchise," King said.
"We are thrilled to be working with Graham King and his formidable team -- and we aim to write an origin story for Lara Croft that solidifies her place alongside Ellen Ripley and Sarah Connor in the pantheon of great female action heroes," Fergus and Hawk stated.
"It is great to have such a high caliber of writing talent on board to realize the film vision of this exciting project," said Phil Rogers president and CEO, Square Enix Europe.
The original "Tomb Raider" game was published in 1996 by the London based video game company Eidos and became one of the most successful video games of the time. Today Eidos (including Crystal Dynamics), is part of an international interactive entertainment group, Square Enix Europe. The games have sold more than 35 million units worldwide.
Paramount Pictures made two movies starring Angelina Jolie based on the daredevil archaeologist in 2001 and 2003. They grossed a total of $432 million at the worldwide box office.
Here we go with another reboot of a recent franchise, although at least seven years have passed in this case. Whether you liked the films or not -- I was somewhere in the middle -- Jolie left a mighty strong impression on the Lara Croft character and in the minds of fans, so it will be doubly hard for the producers to find a replacement.
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