Editing Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (section)

===Casting===
The announcement of the film generated significant discussion about who would be cast to play Lara Croft. Numerous actresses (and non-actresses) were rumored to be on the shortlist,<ref name=burningquestions>{{cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/article/2001/06/27/ewcom-answers-your-tomb-raider-burning-questions/|title=EW.com answers your ''Tomb Raider'' burning questions|magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]]|date = June 27, 2001|access-date = December 27, 2017}}</ref> most notably [[Rhona Mitra]] (official model to ''[[Tomb Raider II]]''), [[Jennifer Love Hewitt]], [[Famke Janssen]], [[Jennifer Lopez]], [[Elizabeth Hurley]], [[Ashley Judd]], [[Sandra Bullock]], [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]], [[Diane Lane]], [[Demi Moore]] and [[Denise Richards]].<ref name=burningquestions/><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1SqXAAAAQBAJ&q=lara+croft+film&pg=PA141|title=Casting Might-Have-Beens: A Film by Film Directory of Actors Considered for Roles Given to Others|author=Eila Mell|date=2005|publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476609768|access-date = December 27, 2017}}</ref><ref name=developmenthell>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4nG_BgAAQBAJ&q=lara+croft+film&pg=PT312|title=Tales From Development Hell: New Updated Edition|author=David Hughes|date=2003|publisher=Titan Books |isbn=9780857687319|access-date = December 27, 2017}}</ref>

The casting of Jolie was controversial among many fans of the ''Tomb Raider'' series, with complaints about an American actress being hired to play a British character; others cited Jolie's tattoos and well-publicized controversial personal life.<ref name="developmenthell" /> Director Simon West dismissed these concerns and said, in reference to Jolie's penchant for sexual knife play, "it was always Angelina. I mean, Lara sleeps with knives and doesn't take shit from anybody. That's [Angelina] down to a tee."<ref name="developmenthell" /> Jolie wore a padded bra to increase her bust size when playing Lara. As she explained to ''NY Rock'' in June 2001: "C'mon, I'm not so flat chested to begin with. When I wear a tight T-shirt, I look a certain way. So it wasn't like we had to completely change me. You know, we just had to enhance me a little. I'm a 36C. Lara, she's a 36D. And in the game, she's a double D, so we took her down some. But we did give her a bit of padding there. For me, it was simply one size. So it was like having a padded bra. But no, I am not flat chested anyway. So we still made it Lara Croft, but we didn't go to any extremes. And Lara doesn't apologize for herself, and for having that, you know, recognizable shape. So I'm not going to apologize for her either."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.salon.com/2013/05/15/angelina_jolies_most_thrilling_decision_robbing_her_breasts_of_their_cultural_power/|title=Angelina Jolie's most thrilling decision: Robbing her breasts of their cultural power|work=Salon|date=May 15, 2013|access-date = December 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nyrock.com/interviews/2001/jolie_int.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011202073359/http://www.nyrock.com/interviews/2001/jolie_int.asp|title=Angelina Jolie On Filling Lara Croft's Shoes and D-size Cups|publisher=NY Rocks|date=June 2001|access-date = December 27, 2017|archive-date=December 2, 2001}}</ref>

The film marked the feature film debut of television actor [[Chris Barrie]], known for his role of Arnold Rimmer in the [[BBC]] science fiction comedy series ''[[Red Dwarf]]''. English actor [[Daniel Craig]] adopts an American accent for the role of Alex West whilst Jolie takes on an English accent.<ref>{{cite web |title= Does Angelina Jolie's 'Tomb Raider' Hold Up? |url= https://www.gq.com/story/does-angelina-jolies-tomb-raider-movie-hold-up |website= GQ |date= March 14, 2018 }}</ref> Jon Voight, Angelina Jolie's father, plays Richard Croft, Lara's father in the film.