'Tomb Raider' Reboot Planned, But Will it Star Angelina Jolie?

Well, this was unexpected: GK Films has acquired the rights to the "Tomb Raider" franchise (if you want to call it a franchise) and is planning to reboot the series with a new movie due out in 2013. Some of you may have seen the Angelina Jolie "Tomb Raider" movies, and for that I'm very sorry.

Rumor has it that this next "Tomb Raider" installment will be an origin story, with our heroine Lara Croft traveling to Peru at the behest of a powerful businesswoman in order to recover an ancient artifact called the Scion (probably not the car, but what an opportunity for product placement!) from a hidden temple.

It all sounds very "Tomb Raider," and it's interesting that this movie has been planned after the announcement and development of "Uncharted," another treasure hunter/Indiana Jones-style movie based off of a video game. My assumption would be that Angelina Jolie will not be returning to play Lara Croft, which leaves an open spot for a potentially iconic role...if they can make a decent movie of it this time.

So who will play Ms. Croft?

No names have been mentioned yet, but the internet will undoubtedly be afire with rumors before long. There have been a number of models who have represented the character in print recently, but whether or not any of them can act is a question unanswered. It will be interesting to see if GK Films decides to go with a big star (like Mark Wahlberg in "Uncharted") or an unknown (like Henry Cavill in the "Superman" reboot) for this role.