TOMB RAIDER Reboot Writers Found

While we still have sometime to wait before producers Graham King and Tim Headington are ready to announce the "new" Lara Croft, we now know they've grabbed some Academy Award-nominated writers to flesh out the screenplay for their Tomb Raider reboot. GK Films have announced that Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby will write the upcoming relaunch of the theatrical franchise. Fergus and Ostby's credits include Jon Favreau's Iron Man, starring Robert Downey Jr. Their next film Cowboys & Aliens, also a collaboration with Favreau, starring Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig, is set to be released on July 29th of this year.

The original "Tomb Raider" game was published in 1996 by the London based video game company Eidos and became one of the most successful video games of the time. Today Eidos (including Crystal Dynamics), is part of an international interactive entertainment group, Square Enix Europe and the stage is set for this new chapter in "Tomb Raider" history. A pop culture phenomenon, the original games have sold over 35 million game units worldwide and Lara Croft, along with Mario Brothers is the most recognized name in gaming history.

Starring Angelina Jolie, Paramount Pictures made two movies based on the daredevil archaeologist on a series of global missions in 2001 and 2003. They grossed a total of $432 million at the worldwide box office. Mania.com