BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Scribe To Pen TOMB RAIDER Reboot For MGM

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Scribe To Pen TOMB RAIDER Reboot For MGM

Good news for all you Lara Croft fans: MGM have taken another step in getting their Tomb Raider reboot up and running by hiring Buffy The Vampire writer Marti Noxon to pen the script. Read on for more..

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By MarkCassidy - Jun 12, 2013 03:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Tomb Raider
Source: Variety
 


According to Variety, MGM have brought Marti Nixon -- best known for her work on Joss Whedon's Buffy The Vampire Slayer -- to write the script for their Tomb Raider reboot. The site say story details are still unknown, but that the movie will "likely follow archaeologist Lara Croft as she sets off on one of her international adventures." I think that's a long shot myself! Noxon made her name as a tv showrunner but her film credits include Fright Night and I Am Number 4. The reboot will be produced by Graham King through his GK Films banner.


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tazmaniak
tazmaniak - 6/12/2013, 4:10 PM
I think it's because they want to get it posted before anyone else and then go back and complete it.
PaulRom
PaulRom - 6/12/2013, 4:11 PM
^Yep. Thought that was rather obvious.
ManofSteel23
ManofSteel23 - 6/12/2013, 4:30 PM
If they dont do it like the reboot game then gtfo
FightAs0ne
FightAs0ne - 6/12/2013, 4:39 PM
Fright Night I don't mind, but I Am Number Four....definition of a "Meh" film. Wonder will be the director.
EdgyOutsider
EdgyOutsider - 6/12/2013, 4:42 PM
If they follow the reboot game in a similar way and get a good actress for Lara Croft, they should be good. A good director never hurts too lol I've never watched any of the writers work so, I don't know if her hiring is a good thing or not. GK films has a good filmography and MGM I've always found to be a mixed bag. As long as they get good film makers then they're good. Also, can Warner Bros PLEASE hire someone other than Tancharoen for Mortal Kombat? He doesn't respect the source material and is terrible at writing and directing. Find a new career buddy.
PsyGuy
PsyGuy - 6/12/2013, 4:48 PM
I agree with people saying it should be like the latest game.. hell yes!
Grodd87
Grodd87 - 6/12/2013, 4:58 PM
The new game had a great story line. Loved the old games too but this was a good take on it and would make a good movie.
AnonymousGuy
AnonymousGuy - 6/12/2013, 5:08 PM
I saw Buffy and got excited because I thought, "OMG! JOSS WHEDON!" And then I saw that she wrote I Am Number Four...
Battabing
Battabing - 6/12/2013, 5:26 PM
Marti Noxon? She of the atrocious Buffy Season Six?

Pass.
shamo
shamo - 6/12/2013, 5:31 PM
i liked fright night but I Am #4? not so much.

but with that said, can't really judge her as a screenwriter. she could of turned in brilliant scripts 4 both movies only to be watered down via rewrites by another writer. it happens all the time, or even more commonly the director and/or editor could of simply left out pivotal scenes from her scripts or altered them via improv.

so yeah, i don't really like 2 judge screenwriters off of 1 or 2 scripts espicially under poor directors. but that aside, heres my fancast:

Director - Kathryn Bigelow, Paul Greengrass or James Mangold.
Lara Croft - Gemma Arterton, Haley Atwell or Keira Knightley.
jessepostal
jessepostal - 6/12/2013, 6:24 PM
Fright night remake was terrrrrrrrrible
Jer3miah
Jer3miah - 6/12/2013, 6:59 PM
Fright Night was probably the only proper remake. I love that movie. But we'll see about this.
Vaportrail
Vaportrail - 6/12/2013, 6:59 PM
Tomb Raider Begins.
Mix her origin in with her first adventure.


I haven't played the game yet, but I don't see how 'surviving on an island' = 'tomb raiding', so that'd have to be touched on (if the game doesn't).
jessepostal
jessepostal - 6/12/2013, 8:15 PM
Proper remake?? Did you see the original? Lol
giannis
giannis - 6/12/2013, 10:12 PM
The movie will be great, if they follow the story of the new game!
word1one
word1one - 6/12/2013, 11:45 PM
I announced the lead actress months ago and still never saw that news posted on this site...
HULK2099
HULK2099 - 6/13/2013, 1:04 AM
make it like the reboot game and it'll be one hell of a movie
mgeoff88
mgeoff88 - 6/13/2013, 3:39 AM
Very interesting! If the movie will follow the exact plot of the rebooted video game, MGM has their work cut out for them. The new game was amazing!
spidey1994
spidey1994 - 6/13/2013, 8:58 AM
Now, get Hayley Atwell for Lara Croft!!!
Jer3miah
Jer3miah - 6/14/2013, 7:18 PM
No, I actually didn't see the original...
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