The Daily Populous Sunday July 31st, 2022 night edition
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The next Tomb Raider game could feature an experienced Lara Croft leading a team of tomb raiders.

Thatâs according to a script allegedly being used to cast the unrevealed gameâs actors, which was obtained and shared by Sacred Symbols (paywalled).

According to the alleged script, the next Tomb Raider is internally known as âProject Jawbreakerâ, and is described as âan action adventure game set in a modern-day world rocked by a mysterious cataclysmâ.

According to the alleged casting notes for Lara, the project is looking to cast an âauthentic Britishâ actress in their mid-30s âin the prototype of Emily Blunt or Rosamund Pikeâ, and the role will involve “romantic scenes with another female character”.

âLara Croft is now at the top of her game,â the alleged script reads. âGone are the days of the young, inexperienced women dealing with matters of legacy and familial reckoning.

âLara has let go of her childhood and fully embraced the life of an adventurerâ¦ her legendary career has been lauded and printed in tabloids, tall tales of adventure that have inspired a new generation of tomb raiders to seek their fortunes in the world.

âWith this new phase of her life, Lara fully accepts her place among the ruins. For many years Lara plunged the depths of forgotten places, played cat and mouse with many nefarious opponents, and worked to uncover, preserve, and protect the lost secrets of the world, less they fall into the wrong hands.â

The script then describes what appears to be a team setup for the new Tomb Raider, which could see multiple characters involved in the core gameplay.

Additional âtomb raidersâ have speaking roles in the alleged script, including characters Devendra and Tanvi.

âAs the years have passed, Lara has become lonely at the top,â the story synopsis continues. âThe beginning of this next chapter presents Lara with a quintessentially adult problem: facing something too big to handle alone.

âOn this new adventure, Lara will encounter a challenge she can only overcome with a team at her side. Collaboration is foreign to her: sheâs always succeeded alone, so in this situation sheâs a fish out of water.â

Developer Crystal Dynamics announced that the next Tomb Raider game had entered development using Unreal Engine 5 earlier this year.

Dallas Dickinson, Tomb Raider franchise general manager at Crystal Dynamics, said in April that Crystal Dynamicsâ goal with the next game was âto push the envelope of fidelity and to deliver the high quality cinematic action adventure experience that fans deserveâ.

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In a January video outlining its plans for theÂ franchiseâs 25th anniversary this year, Crystal Dynamics revealed thatÂ Lara Croftâs next adventure will âunifyâ the timelinesÂ in Core Designâs original Tomb Raider games and its own reboot trilogy, but warned fans not to expect it any time soon.

Crystal Dynamics and the Tomb Raider IP were obtained by Embracer Group in May.

cylaw2002 on July 30th, 2022 at 15:46 UTC »

Was looking forward to the next Tomb Raider game, but after reading the description, it somehow turns me off instantly.

v0id404 on July 30th, 2022 at 15:04 UTC »

"What are we, some type of Tomb Raiders?"

Roll credits

break616 on July 30th, 2022 at 14:17 UTC »

This is the kind of rumor/leak that feels more like the studio secretly asking the audience if it's a good idea.