Editing Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (section)

===Development===
''Tomb Raider'' went through many drafts and several writers, which resulted in production delays. In 1998, writer Brent V. Friedman, who had co-written ''[[Mortal Kombat Annihilation]]'' the year before, penned an unproduced ''Tomb Raider'' script. Producer and screenwriter [[Steven E. de Souza]], who wrote and directed the 1994 video game film ''[[Street Fighter (1994 film)|Street Fighter]]'', penned an early draft of the ''Tomb Raider'' script in 1999, which was rejected by Paramount. The final draft of the script was attributed to five writers, including director Simon West. West reverted to the original writers after he replaced [[Stephen Herek]] as director.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://ew.com/article/2000/03/02/tomb-raider-gearing-summer-2001-theatrical-release/|title= ''Tomb Raider'' is gearing up for a summer 2001 theatrical release|date= March 2, 2000|access-date= April 23, 2022|first= Rebecca|last= Ascher-Walsh|magazine= Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>