Would Gemma Arterton Be Up For Playing Lara Croft In The TOMB RAIDER Reboot?

Would Gemma Arterton Be Up For Playing Lara Croft In The TOMB RAIDER Reboot?

Many fans think Arterton would be a great fit for Lara, and while interviewing the actress for her new vampire flick Byzantium Empire asked some random Twitter questions, one of which was a Tomb Raider one. Find out what Arterton had to say about it after the jump.

By MarkCassidy - May 31, 2013 08:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Tomb Raider
Source: Empire

We know there are plans for a Tomb Raider reboot, but who is going to take over from Angelina Jolie in the role of Lara Croft? British actress Gemma Arterton has been on many fan's wish-list for the role, and one of a series of Twitter questions put to her by Empire asks outright if she'd be interested. Arterton's reaction makes it seem like she's already heard something about it, and she gives the standard answer: "If the script was good", before acknowledging that it is the standard answer with a laugh. She then reveals that she was a big fan of the video game as a teenager. Here's the video interview, in which she also discusses splaying a vampire in Neil Jordan's Byzantium.

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