Adventurous Facts About Tomb Raider
It's safe to say that Lara Croft is a pro when it comes to this whole tomb raiding business, which is why the popular character has returned to the big screen in the 2018 reboot of Tomb Raider. This time, however, she's played by actress Alicia Vikander, who's taking over the role from original star Angelina Jolie. And while we’re pretty sure you watched every Tomb Raider movie, we're willing to bet that there are a couple of fun facts that you probably didn't know about the franchise.
Tomb Raider Facts
42. We Almost Got Some Love
Jennifer Love-Hewitt from Ghost Whisperer wanted the role of Lara Croft really bad when it was announced that a live-action movie was being made. But Simon West, the film's director, could only see fierce Angelina Jolie in the role (thank goodness!).
41. The Clicking Accident
There is an urban myth that Toby Gard, the designer in charge of creating the Tomb Raider games, was fooling around with Lara Croft's physical features, but when he set the specifications for her chest, he clicked a little too much with his mouse and Croft's boobs increased by 150 percent. Gard says this isn't true, and is based off of a joking comment he made in an interview. But the point is, look at those boobs: it could be true.
40. My Latina Roots
Although Lara Croft was English, she was originally designed to be a South-American, military-type woman named Laura Cruz, who was also more of a mercenary.
But the designers at Core Design felt that making the character English would make her more marketable. Guess what? They were right.
