Producer Levin commented that the film staff tried to handle the character properly, and consulted with the video game developers on what would be appropriate. Despite the second film's poor reception, Paramount remained open to releasing a third. Jolie was still optioned to play the character in a third film as late as 2007, though she had commented in 2004 that she had no intention of reprising the role again. In 1999, Eidos Interactive senior executive John Davis stated Christmas Jones, played by the American actress Denise Richards in the "James Bond" series film "The World Is Not Enough" had been based on Lara Croft. Development for a third film was announced in 2009, with Dan Lin as the producer. Lin intended to reboot the film series with a young Croft in an origin story. In 2011, Olivia Wilde denied rumours that she would play the role, but still expressed interest. The film, originally meant for a 2013 release, is to be produced by Graham King, written by Marti Noxon and produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in partnership with King's studio GK Films. On 28 April 2016, it was announced that Alicia Vikander would be playing Lara in the next film adaptation. "Tomb Raider", directed by Roar Uthaug, was released in 2018 and takes inspiration mostly from the rebooted series that started in 2013. Beginning in 1997, the character regularly appeared in comics by Top Cow Productions. Lara Croft first appeared in a crossover in Sara Pezzini's "Witchblade", and later starred in her own comic book series in 1999. The series began with Dan Jurgens as the writer, featuring artwork by Andy Park and Jon Sibal. The stories were unrelated to the video games until issue 32 of the "Tomb Raider" series, which adapted "Angel of Darkness"s plot. The series ran for 50 issues in addition to special issues. Other printed adaptations are "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Amulet of Power", a 2003 novel written by Mike Resnick; "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Lost Cult", a 2004 novel written by E. E. Knight; and "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Man of Bronze", a 2005 novel written by James Alan Gardner. GameTap released "" in 2007 via the GameTap TV section of its website. The web series is a collection of ten short animated films that features re-imagined versions of Croft by well-known animators, comic book artists, and writers, including Jim Lee, Warren Ellis, and Peter Chung.