Tomb Raider Stereotypes

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There is a new rumor in Hollywood suggesting that Warner Bros. has a few successful female directors in mind who they are considering to helm the reboot of their adaptation of the popular Tomb Raider franchise, originally based on the video game series created by Eidos Interactive. The last film, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, was released in 2003 and starred Angelina Jolie as the title character.

The Tracking Board seems to suggest that on this list of directors, the most successful name is Kathryn Bigelow, who most recently directed Zero Dark Thirty and received her first Academy Award for her 2008-directed war drama The Hurt Locker. The 2nd director rumored to be on this list is Catherine Hardwicke, who most recently directed

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