Third TR film discussion thread | update Apr 20: Hayley Atwell interested in role

[Driber]

Originally Posted by LadyRufina

We clearly do. I have an idea. Why don't we do a poll on all of the Laras currently suggested on this thread and see who looks most like Lara? Acting skills and race aside.

If someone will provide the list, I'll be happy to add it as a poll to this thread

Originally Posted by QiX

Added to the OP now.

Edit: reorganized the OP, full articles quoted and ordered from most recent to oldest.

Looking good!

[LadyRufina]

Ok here is the list. I have only put in the names that more than one person (besides the person who suggested it) has agreed they think could be Lara, otherwise, it would be a bloody long list:

Summer Glau
Olivia Wilde
Alison Carrol
Gemma Arterton
Natalie Portman
Kaya Scodelario
Lyndsey Fonseca
Talulah Riley
Ellen Page
Nina Dobrev
Olivia Thirlby
Hayley Atwell

I counted twice. This should be it

[Foundered]

If it's going to be a younger Lara, or using the same story as the upcoming game Jennifer Lawrence could do it. She played really strong characters in Winter's Bone, and The Poker House. http://film-book.com/the-hunger-game...y-2011-photos/

[LadyRufina]

Seriously? She looks absolutely nothing like Lara. Sorry.

[MeaganMarie]

I love lurking these threads. I won't ever comment on who I would like to see at the risk of someone taking it out of context and running with it, but the suggestions are so fun to look at!!

[LadyRufina]

So biased! Go on. Just name one girl that you think could be Lara. Do it. Dooooo it

[Driber]

Originally Posted by LadyRufina

Ok here is the list. I have only put in the names that more than one person (besides the person who suggested it) has agreed they think could be Lara, otherwise, it would be a bloody long list

Good selection criteria

I've added the poll to this thread

Perhaps the OP, or someone else, can gather a collection of pics of all those actresses to place in the first post for reference, for those who don't know all of those names and would like to see who the candidates are before they vote?

Originally Posted by LadyRufina

So biased! Go on. Just name one girl that you think could be Lara. Do it. Dooooo it

[d1n0_xD]

I'm still for Olivia Wilde xD

[LadyRufina]

I'll get the pics Driber. Gimme a couple of minutes

[LadyRufina]

Summer Glau: http://blogs.whatsontv.co.uk/tvspy/f...ummer-glau.jpg
Olivia Wilde: http://www.hairstyleswatch.com/UserF...va%20Wilde.jpg
Alison Carrol: http://img002.lazygirls.info/people/...ZtES.sized.jpg
Gemma Arterton: http://www.flicksandbits.com/wp-cont...erton-capa.jpg
Natalie Portman: http://blstb.msn.com/i/AE/3562083A94...F32D595741.jpg
Kaya Scodelario: http://www.fhm.com/imgs/631/400/0/or...rio-skins.jpgx
Lyndsy Fonseca: http://images.beautyriot.com/photos/...c-brunette.jpg
Talulah Riley: http://pairody.com/images/2011/02/ta...s-london-1.jpg
Ellen Page: http://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/c...414_0199_4.jpg
Nina Dobrev: http://free-hq-wallpapers.com/wp-con...up-320x480.jpg
Olivia Thirlby: http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/...HscHJ/340x.jpg
Hayley Atwell: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UwFBz0MWqw.../G261619_b.jpg


I tried to find images with all the women with their hair up and an action face. Some I couldn't do that so I just tried to find the best Lara-looking shots of them instead.

[adobeARTIST]

Originally Posted by MeaganMarie

I love lurking these threads. I won't ever comment on who I would like to see at the risk of someone taking it out of context and running with it, but the suggestions are so fun to look at!!

You WILL tell us who your choice is!

[d1n0_xD]

Damn, I forgot about Hayley Atwell... Damn! XD

[dark7angel]

Originally Posted by LadyRufina

Seriously? She looks absolutely nothing like Lara. Sorry.

Totally agree with you about Jennifer Lawrence!
And nice job with the photo collection!

Too bad we can only vote for one actress, as I would like to vote for both Lyndsy and Nina. But since I had to choose one, I voted for Lyndsy because I know she can kick some ass!!!

[LadyRufina]

Thanks, and yeah, I have three actresses from there that I think could be Lara but I went with Ellen Page in the end.

[Lord Martok]

I ultimately had to go with Summer Glau. While Natalie Portman looks nice, she is NOT an action heroine. (If you've seen the Star Wars movies, you see that she is much better at the touchy-feely romantic scenes than she is in the action beats.) So I really can't see her as Lara Croft. So unless she has really improved in the action heroine area with her latest movies ("Your Highness"--I think that's what it was called, and "Thor"), I'd have to pass on the lovely Ms. Portman.

Ellen Page, much as I love her, I really haven't seen her in any action beats except for Xmen III, and at that, she did more running rather than ass kicking.

Summer Glau.... Firefly/Serenity and Terminator The Sarah Connor Chronicles. 'nuff said.

But, these are only opinions...your actual mileage may vary.

Another choice might be Eliza Dushku (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse)

[jakobsen]

There should be one more option of vote - other.

[LadyRufina]

Well these are the ones that have just been suggested already. I'm sure if we did an 'other' box, it would have the most votes and each girl only have one vote and there wouldn't be much point in the poll

[Bronxz32]

The actress whichever gets the role, needs to show me that they physically can handle the role.

[LadyRufina]

If we all went by this way of deciding, there'd be no actresses in the world. For me, she doesn't need to have been in an action film or anything like that for me to have seen her skills at acting, the best actresses are versatile.

[Bronxz32]

Originally Posted by LadyRufina

If we all went by this way of deciding, there'd be no actresses in the world. For me, she doesn't need to have been in an action film or anything like that for me to have seen her skills at acting, the best actresses are versatile.

Were you replying to my comment?

[LadyRufina]

^yes.

[jakobsen]

Originally Posted by Bronxz32

The actress whichever gets the role, needs to show me that they physically can handle the role.

King said: "For me it's re-inventing the wheel a bit, it's a reboot. We're going back before she was Lara Croft, so it's a much more emotional character piece"

I just want to say, we know little about 'new' Lara

[Bronxz32]

Originally Posted by LadyRufina

^yes.

So we need to have a actress that looks like Lara Croft but not be able to physically deliver the role? Makes sense. People would go for that. Linda Hamilton and Sigourney Weaver in the Terminator and Alien films delivered their roles amazingly. Their characters were tough and they didn't just rely on the words on the page they let their actions show it to us. I'm not saying let's go get a Female boxer or a female MMA fighter to have the role of Lara Croft. You don't get a actress or a actor that might give you a piece or a part of that character, you get them because they can do/be that character.

[LadyRufina]

Originally Posted by Bronxz32

So we need to have a actress that looks like Lara Croft but not be able to physically deliver the role? Makes sense. People would go for that. Linda Hamilton and Sigourney Weaver in the Terminator and Alien films delivered their roles amazingly. Their characters were tough and they didn't just rely on the words on the page they let their actions show it to us. I'm not saying let's go get a Female boxer or a female MMA fighter to have the role of Lara Croft. You don't get a actress or a actor that might give you a piece or a part of that character, you get them because they can do/be that character.

I'm saying that of course, they need to be able to be able to play the physical role, but it doesn't mean she has to have been in something physical before to give us proof. That is what you're saying isn't it?

[Bronxz32]

Originally Posted by LadyRufina

I'm saying that of course, they need to be able to be able to play the physical role, but it doesn't mean she has to have been in something physical before to give us proof. That is what you're saying isn't it?

Actors and actresses do training on the set of the film and before the film begins production, to get them into the character. She doesn't have to have done any physical roles at all. Happens all the time in films, that's why they have weeks of training and preparation before they begin filming. I didn't say that the actress whichever gets chosen now has to be physically ready, just that when the film is on the big screen that's one of the things i'll be looking for.