Editing Lara Croft (section)

=== In films ===
{{multiple image|footer=[[Angelina Jolie]] (left) portrayed Lara Croft in the 2001 and 2003 films. [[Alicia Vikander]] (right) played the character in the 2018 reboot. |image1=Angelina Jolie Cannes 2007.jpg |alt1=A brown haired woman looking away from the camera. |image2=Alicia Vikander 2013.jpg |alt2=A brown haired woman looking at the camera.|total_width=350}}

[[Paramount Pictures]] acquired the film rights for ''Tomb Raider'' in 1998,<ref name="VirtSed-Short">{{cite book |title=Lara Croft: The Art of Virtual Seduction |first=Mark |last=Cohen |publisher=[[Crown Publishing Group|Prima Publishing]] |isbn=978-0-7615-2696-4 |date=24 April 2000 |chapter=Shortcuts |pages=[https://archive.org/details/laracroftartofvi00mark/page/110 110–111] |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/laracroftartofvi00mark/page/110}}</ref> which was released as ''[[Lara Croft: Tomb Raider]]'' in 2001. Producer [[Lloyd Levin]] stated that the filmmakers tried to capture the essence of the video game elements rather than duplicate them. Acknowledging the character's "huge fan base" and recognisable appearance, director [[Simon West]] sought an actress with acting ability as well as physical attributes similar to Croft.<ref name="Film-Visi">{{cite web |url=http://www.visimag.com/exclusive/fb3_laratomb_display.htm |title=The Movie – Lara Croft: Tomb Raider |publisher=[[Visual Imagination]] |date=June 2001 |first=Anwar |last=Brett |access-date=11 February 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528124407/http://www.visimag.com/exclusive/fb3_laratomb_display.htm |archive-date=28 May 2011}}</ref> Paramount also received input from developer Core Design on casting.<ref name="VirtSed-SmithBros"/> Rumoured actresses included [[Pamela Anderson]], [[Demi Moore]] and [[Jeri Ryan]].<ref name="VirtSed-Short"/> Academy Award-winning actress [[Angelina Jolie]] was eventually cast to play Lara Croft. She had not been a fan of the character, but considered the role as a "big responsibility", citing anxiety about fans' high expectations.<ref name="GWR08"/><ref name="SB-274">{{cite journal |journal=[[Starburst (magazine)|Starburst]] |title=Team Raider |publisher=[[Visual Imagination]] |first=Anwar |last=Brett |date=June 2001 |issue=274 |url=http://www.visimag.com/starburst/274_display_f.htm |access-date=11 February 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528134419/http://www.visimag.com/starburst/274_display_f.htm |archive-date=28 May 2011}}</ref> Producer [[Lawrence Gordon (producer)|Lawrence Gordon]] felt she was a perfect fit for the role. Jolie braided her hair and used minimal padding to increase her bust a cup size to 36D for the role.<ref name="Film-Visi"/><ref name="OPM-78">{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |title=Coming Attractions |page=47 |issue=78 |date=March 2004 |first=John |last=Gaudiosi}}</ref> She felt that Croft's video game proportions were unrealistic, and wanted to avoid showing such proportions to young girls. Jolie trained rigorously for the action scenes required for the role, occasionally sustaining injuries.<ref name="Film-Visi"/> Her training focused on practising the physical skills necessary to perform the film's stunts.<ref name="SB-274"/> The difficulty of the training and injuries discouraged her, but she continued working through production. Jolie also encountered difficulties when working the guns, bungee jumping, and maneuvering with the braid.<ref name="Film-Visi"/> West had not anticipated that Jolie would do her own stunts, and was impressed, as was stunt coordinator Simon Crane, by the effort she put into them.<ref name="Film-Visi"/><ref name="SB-274"/>

Angelina Jolie reprised her role for a sequel, ''[[Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life]]''.<ref name="MTV-CradleOfLife">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/231574/moviemain.jhtml |title=Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life |publisher=MTV |author=Staff |access-date=15 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221021327/http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/231574/moviemain.jhtml |archive-date=21 February 2009}}</ref> Directed by [[Jan de Bont]], the 2003 film focused more on the character's development.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] |issue=63 |date=December 2002 |title=Spin: Now Playing |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |page=72 |first=John |last=Gaudiosi}}</ref> De Bont praised Jolie's understanding of Lara Croft, as well as the character's strength, saying he "hates women in distress". Producer Levin commented that the film staff tried to handle the character properly, and consulted with the video game developers on what would be appropriate.<ref name="OPM-63-Lara"/> Despite the second film's poor reception, Paramount remained open to releasing a third.<ref name="OPM-78"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/news/tomb-raider-film |title=Third Tomb Raider Film Likely in the Works |first=Philip |last=Kollar |website=1UP.com |date=14 May 2007 |access-date=9 March 2010 |archive-date=18 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018215930/http://www.1up.com/news/tomb-raider-film |url-status=live}}</ref> Jolie was still optioned to play the character in a third film as late as 2007, though she had commented in 2004 that she had no intention of reprising the role again.<ref name="AccessHolly">{{cite web |url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/lara-croft-lives-on-in-tomb-raider-reboot-is-angelina-jolie-involved_article_44932 |title=Lara Croft Lives on In 'Tomb Raider' Reboot |author=Staff |publisher=Access Hollywood |date=8 March 2011 |access-date=9 March 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311091002/http://www.accesshollywood.com/lara-croft-lives-on-in-tomb-raider-reboot-is-angelina-jolie-involved_article_44932 |archive-date=11 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/news/tomb-raider-films-hold |title=Tomb Raider Films on Hold |first=Patrick |last=Klepek |website=1UP.com |date=3 March 2006 |access-date=9 March 2010 |archive-date=18 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018215946/http://www.1up.com/news/tomb-raider-films-hold |url-status=live}}</ref>

Development for a third film was announced in 2009, with [[Dan Lin]] as the producer. Lin intended to reboot the film series with a young Croft in an origin story.<ref name="PTOM-25">{{cite magazine |magazine=[[PlayStation: The Official Magazine]] |publisher=[[Future Publishing]] |date=November 2009 |issue=25 |title=Hollywood Remains Game Crazy |page=57 |first=John |last=Gaudiosi}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/news/tomb-raider-film-reboot-origin |title=Tomb Raider Film Reboot To Be An Origin Story |first=Kat |last=Bailey |website=1UP.com |date=19 May 2009 |access-date=9 March 2010 |archive-date=12 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712002541/http://www.1up.com/news/tomb-raider-film-reboot-origin |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, [[Olivia Wilde]] denied rumours that she would play the role, but still expressed interest.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/new-tomb-raider-movie-gets-iron-man-writers-olivia-wilde-denies-rumors-that-shes-the-next-lara-croft/ |title=New Tomb Raider movie gets Iron Man writers. Olivia Wilde denies rumors that she's the next Lara Croft |first=Tom |last=Goulter |date=5 May 2011 |publisher=GamesRadar |access-date=23 August 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320230617/http://www.gamesradar.com/new-tomb-raider-movie-gets-iron-man-writers-olivia-wilde-denies-rumors-that-shes-the-next-lara-croft/ |archive-date=20 March 2012}}</ref> The film, originally meant for a 2013 release,<ref name="AccessHolly"/> was to be produced by [[Graham King]], written by [[Marti Noxon]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-marti-noxon-tomb-raider-mgm-1200496236/ |title=Marti Noxon to Rev Up 'Tomb Raider' Reboot for MGM (EXCLUSIVE) |author=Justin Kroll |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=12 June 2013 |access-date=12 June 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615195719/http://variety.com/2013/film/news/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-marti-noxon-tomb-raider-mgm-1200496236/ |archive-date=15 June 2013}}</ref> and produced by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] in partnership with King's studio GK Films. [[Alicia Vikander]] was cast in 2016 to play Lara in the next film adaptation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/alicia-vikander-star-as-lara-888593 |title=Alicia Vikander to Star as Lara Croft in 'Tomb Raider' |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=28 April 2016 |access-date=29 September 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828131755/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/alicia-vikander-star-as-lara-888593 |archive-date=28 August 2016}}</ref> ''[[Tomb Raider (film)|Tomb Raider]]'', directed by [[Roar Uthaug]], was released in 2018 and takes inspiration mostly from the rebooted series that started in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/14/17119790/tomb-raider-movie-review-2018-alicia-vikander |title=The 2018 Tomb Raider movie dials down the franchise's tackiness |author=Tobias, Scott |date=14 March 2018 |website=The Verge |access-date=19 March 2018 |archive-date=18 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318092705/https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/14/17119790/tomb-raider-movie-review-2018-alicia-vikander |url-status=live}}</ref> A sequel was in development,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/misha-grenn-tomb-raider-sequel-mgm-alicia-vikander-1234891945/|title=Misha Green to Make Feature Directorial Debut With 'Tomb Raider' Sequel for MGM|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=25 January 2021|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126040946/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/misha-grenn-tomb-raider-sequel-mgm-alicia-vikander-1234891945/|url-status=live}}</ref> but was cancelled in July 2022 after MGM lost the film rights to the franchise due to its expiration.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 28, 2022 |title=Tomb Raider Bidding War Erupts as MGM Loses Film Rights |url=https://www.thewrap.com/mgm-tomb-raider-movie-rights-bidding-war-exclusive/ |access-date=July 29, 2022 |website=[[The Wrap]] |archive-date=29 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729000850/https://www.thewrap.com/mgm-tomb-raider-movie-rights-bidding-war-exclusive/ |url-status=live }}</ref>