Variety

March 3, 2000 3:26 PM

Variety Should be posting the story any time now - Angelina Jolie just signed to do Tomb Raider. For all of you guys who have been waiting to put a human face to your digital fantasy, there it is. [via KROQ Radio]
posted by CrazyUncleJoe (8 comments total)

I suppose this person couldn't act? Here's another interesting Lara Croft lookalike.
posted by mathowie at 3:36 PM on March 3, 2000

Nice to see MetaFilter staying one step ahead of the media
posted by mathowie at 3:37 PM on March 3, 2000

I think Ms. Jolie's face is close enough to right to be believable. As to her other attributes, no woman alive would be sufficient. I wonder whether they'll "enhance" her costume, or simply accept that it's different and go from there?
posted by Steven Den Beste at 5:03 PM on March 3, 2000

Are people really having fantasies about Lara Croft? Please stop it. You are scaring me. If you are playing Tomb Raider, and you find yourself saying something like, "Man, what a nice ass!", please stop playing and take a moment to slap yourself silly. If at this point you are saying, "Ya dude, but it IS a nice ass!", then it is to late. You have been engulfed by something very icky. But of course that's not the case. Surely you were just being "cute". Weren't you???!!

On the other hand Angelina Jolie does have a nice ass and you may fantasize about it all you want. Perfectly normal, perfectly healthy.
posted by y6y6y6 at 5:21 PM on March 3, 2000

Do people have fantasies about Lara Croft? You tell me...

posted by CrazyUncleJoe at 7:48 PM on March 3, 2000

hmm..thinks that everyone should be reminded of the gear at fufme. It will really help you connect with Laura.
posted by Ms Snit at 8:33 PM on March 3, 2000

Interestingly enough, when women are hired to play Lara for Eidos they are offered, if necessary, a free D-cup augmentation. Unsurprisingly enough, Eidos does not pay to have the augmentation undone afterwards.
posted by plinth at 7:40 PM on March 4, 2000

It's really too bad that the game is marketed that way. None of my female friends believe me when I say I like it for its playability and immersiveness.
posted by dan_of_brainlog at 8:15 PM on March 4, 2000