jennifer love hewitt played laura croft in tomb raider 2018.
who plays laura croft in tomb raider 2018?
jennifer love hewitt
tomb raider is a media franchise consisting of action-adventure games, comic books, novels, theme park rides, and films, centring on the adventures of the female fictional british archaeologist lara croft. since the release of the original "tomb raider" in 1996, the series developed into a franchise of the same name, and lara went on to become a major icon of the video game industry. the "guinness book of world records" has recognised lara croft as the "most successful human videogame heroine" in 2006. six games in the series were developed by core design, and the latest four by crystal dynamics. the games were first published by eidos interactive; eidos became part of square enix on 22 april 2009. square enix owns the rights to the "tomb raider" trademark and characters of the franchise. three films, "", "" and "tomb raider", have been produced. the first two star american actress angelina jolie as lara croft, the third swedish actress alicia vikander.
list of tomb raider media
lara croft primarily appears in the "tomb raider" video game series published by square enix europe (previously eidos interactive). the action-adventure games feature the protagonist travelling the world in search of rare objects and mystical artefacts. croft first appeared in the 1996 video game "tomb raider", in which she competes against a rival archaeologist in search of an atlantean artefact. "tomb raider ii" (1997) centres on the search for the dagger of xian, which is sought by thieves. "tomb raider iii" (1998) focuses on meteorite fragments that endow humans with supernatural powers. in "" (1999), the first depiction of a young croft, she is accompanied by her mentor, werner von croy. lara searches for artefacts associated with the egyptian god horus, and later encounters von croy as an antagonist. in "tomb raider chronicles" (2000), most of the game relates adventures told via flashbacks. the first portable game, "tomb raider" (2000), was released on the game boy color, and follows the character's search for the nightmare stone. a second game boy color title, "" (2001), sees lara croft facing off against a cult. the next portable game, "" (2002), was released on the game boy advance, and focuses on three magical stones. "" (2003) was released on home platforms, centring on the murder of professor von croy.
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