After the rollicking success of the newly revamped Tomb Raider* it seems a new film version is once again on the cards and top choice to play Lara Croft is (unsurprisingly) Hayley Atwell.
Alas, that is not to say she’s in talks with MGM or anything; she’s just the person legions of fans want to see wield those guns and is well up for it herself.
Tomb Raider was my “coming of age” franchise and I adore Hayley Atwell – I swear her resemblance to Lara Croft has nothing to do with it – so even the remotest possibility that she could take on those tombs has me doing my happy dance. Which is basically the same as the Commander Shepard dance but with less rhythm more bouncing. But putting girl crushes and bouncing aside for one second, Atwell is beyond perfect for the role in every conceivable way.
Still, I can’t shake the feeling that MGM will ultimately go with somebody younger than the 31 year old or worse still, that they’ll decide on somebody less endowed: can’t have large** breasted women running around being capable and intelligent, that shit offends people!
In case it’s not immediately obvious, I’m very much against pandering to the Anti-Lara’s-Boobs Brigade. If a person has a problem seeing Lara Croft’s strength, courage and intelligence over her chest that doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with her appearance; it means there’s something wrong with them. They’re an idiot.
Here’s hoping MGM is paying attention.

*unless you’re an NVidia user anyway – have they fixed that yet?
**yeah, this notion of a C-DD cup being “large” is purely cultural; biologically it’s fairly average. Something bra manufacturers are keen to ignore***
***anybody know who made the bra Atwell was wearing in Black Mirror? If it can hold her up I figure it’ll work for me