MGM loses Tomb Raider film rights

[AimlessThunder]

Ah.. Damn. My condolences..

At least they got to go to the Oscars together and she got to see her daughter win one! She looked so happy for her daughter..

[Tonyrobinson]

Originally Posted by PinkyPromise

Okay. I am 100% convinced that Amazon has the rights to TR for the cinema.

I think, in the Amazon Game note, it is clear that Amazon sees interest in TR and Embrace wanted transmedia projects.

I think I follow your sentiment on this, if Amazon got the game publishing rights to the franchise and Crystal also owned the film rights again then it stands to reason that they'd also lease out the film rights with the game just as they did years ago with Warner Bros.

The shared universe thing also has me thinking that they'll want to tie everything up in one universe which makes me think we will hopefully get a unified version of Lara across all mediums in the same continuity.

If it's eventually announced that Hayley Atwell is voicing Lara Croft in the game then I can see her being the unified Lara for the film too.

[Portugalraider]

Breaking my hiatus a bit.

I also think Amazon either already has or is currently negotiating the movie rights once again with CD.

At the same time, if Amazon gets both the game publishing right and movie rights, it probably would allow CD to also have any future movie be part of the unified timeline, instead of them being the one thing in a different continuity like previously.

And if Amazon gets both the game publishing rights and movie rights, they might also be more inclined to pick the animated series as soon as Netflix inevitably drops out of the project. Lucky for us, it is actually Legendary who owns the rights for it and they would just need to shop for a different network/streaming service to continue the series.

Well, back to my cave. See you next time

[Tonyrobinson]

Originally Posted by Portugalraider

Breaking my hiatus a bit.

I also think Amazon either already has or is currently negotiating the movie rights once again with CD.

At the same time, if Amazon gets both the game publishing right and movie rights, it probably would allow CD to also have any future movie be part of the unified timeline, instead of them being the one thing in a different continuity like previously.

And if Amazon gets both the game publishing rights and movie rights, they might also be more inclined to pick the animated series as soon as Netflix inevitably drops out of the project. Lucky for us, it is actually Legendary who owns the rights for it and they would just need to shop for a different network/streaming service to continue the series.

Well, back to my cave. See you next time

Well Amazon recently acquired Dj2 who are making the series with Legendary. They've been pretty open with wanting to make more video game to tv/film content too. If I recall correctly Embracer also own Dark Horse comics. Once the two season order for the anime is complete with Netflix I can't see Amazon letting them continue with their competitor now that they own the production studio behind it. Everything would then truly be under the one roof.

[Moon-Safari]

Angelina Jolie Clears Her Schedule to Possibly Return to the Role of Lara Croft

[Xilurm]

Dunno if that's sarcasm, but if it ain't, that's not what the article says at all, it's not even about acting.