With the movie Tomb Raider set to hit theaters next year, people are thinking about the 2001 film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. The new film is not a remake, but a reboot based on the 2013 video game. But comparisons are inevitable. With that in mind, let's learn some trivia about the Angelina Jolie movie that set the standard for video game movies.
10. As in the game when Lara is breaking things the butler hides his face.
The first film managed to adapt a lot of things from the video game, a fact that many fans were enthusiastic to see. Everything down to Lara’s most signature moves were copied and put into the movie, much to people’s delight.
9. Angelina Jolie did her own bungee ballet.
She didn’t do all her own stunts but she did happen to do the bungee ballet. Unfortunately she landed wrong on a chandelier and hurt herself badly enough that they had to postpone filming for a short while.
Read the rest of the trivia list about Lara Croft: Tomb Raider at TVOM.