New Lara Croft chosen to represent the Raider for Eidos
Eidos has a new flesh 'n' blood face to represent the Raider
in its revamped action franchise: model
and actress Karima Adebibe.Karima has apparently worked as a sales assistant at British clothing chain Topshop, with possibly a small role as a "Sacrificial Maiden" in AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) to boot.
Whether the choice of actress will apply to the updated Lara's appearances beyond the UK was not detailed--on a news round up which claims to cover "what's happening in the World of F.U.K." (Er, Future UK? Fastcars UK?). It is nice, however, to witness a bit player in a movie where aliens train in an ancient temple move on up to tomb-raiding protagonist... or at least the model for one.
[Thanks, Charles Bronte]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Spencer @ Feb 15th 2006 9:54AM
She looks like a brunette Sarah Lane. (From the Screen Savers...that _was_ a good show...)
mike @ Feb 15th 2006 10:46AM
Isn't that the girl from, Alien vs Predator. That move RAWKS!!!
Jago @ Feb 15th 2006 12:43PM
"Isn't that the girl from, Alien vs Predator."
Yea it is...read the story and you would have known that without having to post it. :-P
Franklin @ Feb 15th 2006 1:23PM
I read elsewhere that there have been six other models representing Lara. Rona Mitra is the only one I recall. Is there a gallery online of all of them? Does Jolie count as one of the seven?
Bloo @ Feb 15th 2006 1:24PM
She's even hotter than Morgan Webb!
Franklin @ Feb 15th 2006 1:28PM
Ask Google and ye shall receive!
http://www.tombraiderchronicles.com/lara/index.html
Dan Choi @ Feb 15th 2006 1:47PM
Franco and Hollywood Tuna left us a few gallery links after this post went public via the tips form:
http://www.doubleviking.com/?p=12022
and
http://www.hollywoodtuna.com/?p=834
TeamXbox has got a little more background on their site, too:
http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/10254/Eidos-Unveils-New-Lara-Croft-Model/
Thanks, game-hawg!
http://game-hawg.blogspot.com/
Jago @ Feb 15th 2006 3:43PM
Damn...now that's what I'm talkin about! At least she has some meat on her...lol...j/k
She will be the ONLY reason I stop by the Eidos booth this year...now if only they can make the games good.
SID SPACE @ Feb 15th 2006 4:49PM
Wow, she is attractive and, unlike Angelina Jolie, isn't white trash!
jennie @ Feb 15th 2006 5:07PM
Isn't white trash? You've clearly never been to Topshop.
John Molina @ Feb 15th 2006 5:16PM
Angelina rocks over anyone else as Lara. Sry.
SID SPACE @ Feb 15th 2006 5:22PM
Eh? jennie, no I haven't and (after a quick Google search) I'm not sure what a UK based female clothing retailer has to do with anything.
World of Warcraft Screenshots @ Feb 16th 2006 4:24AM
NO! Where the hell is Angelina Jolie? I guess they couldn't afford her this time. :/
jennie @ Feb 16th 2006 11:57AM
SID: The new Lara used to work at Topshop (see the post above!). It's a really chavvy clothing chain. Topshop girls are rubbing shoulders with chavdom, if not chavs themselves; and (as far as I can puzzle out from across the Atlantic) chavs are the British equivalent of white trash. QED. :-)
Jago @ Feb 16th 2006 3:30PM
"NO! Where the hell is Angelina Jolie? I guess they couldn't afford her this time. :/"
Angelina Jolie was NEVER the person Eidos used as their Lara Croft model for trade shows (ESPECIALLY E3.)
Don't some of you guys know how to read?
SID SPACE @ Feb 16th 2006 3:43PM
Thanks, Jennie. That was helpful and informative.;)
warning(choking hazard) @ Feb 16th 2006 5:17PM
#5
thats what i as going to post.
#13
shes probably frenching her brother right now! just thinking about that makes me wanna puke.
*goes to toilet, pukes*
Ashley @ Apr 11th 2006 4:30PM
Thank you, Jago! I am so sick of people comparing the Lara models with the Tomb Raider movies. They're completely different!
I'm a huge fan of Karima. She's definitely one of the hottest Lara models.