Tomb Raider
The first entry in the series "Tomb Raider" was released in 1996 for personal computers (PC), PlayStation and Sega Saturn consoles. The Saturn and PlayStation versions were released in Japan in 1997. The second game, "Tomb Raider II", launched in 1997, again for PC and PlayStation. A month before release, Eidos finalised a deal with Sony Computer Entertainment to keep the console version of "Tomb Raider II" and future games exclusive to PlayStation until the year 2000. The PlayStation version was released in Japan in 1998. "Tomb Raider III" launched in 1998. As with "Tomb Raider II", the PlayStation version released in Japan the following year. The fourth consecutive title in the series, "", released in 1999. In 2000, with the end of the PlayStation exclusivity deal, the game also released on the Dreamcast. In Japan, both console versions released the following year. "Tomb Raider Chronicles" released in 2000 on the same platforms as "The Last Revelation", with the PlayStation version's Japanese release as before coming the following year.
List of Tomb Raider media
A short film called "Tomb Raider: The Trilogy" was produced in 1998 by Silver Films for the "Tomb Raider III" launch party, the film was not screened outside the event at the Natural History Museum in London. Producer Janey de Nordwall, who recently found the original digibeta tape, released the short film on the "Tomb Raider" YouTube page in 2016. Lara Croft makes a minor appearance in the 2018 film "Ready Player One".
Rumours of a third film adaptation appeared in 2007, and it was announced in 2009. The film rights were acquired by GK Films in 2011, and in 2015 it was confirmed that a director was attached to the project, and that it would be developed by GK Films, Warner Bros. and MGM. The film is a reboot, showing Lara's first adventure and is based on the 2013 video game with Lara searching for her father. On 28 April 2016, it was announced by Variety that Alicia Vikander had been cast as Lara Croft in the reboot. On 7 December 2016, Variety reported that Walton Goggins had been cast as the film's villain. He told Collider that his character is confused, angry, and desperate. He later called the plot ""Raiders of the Lost Ark" meets a genre version of the Joseph Conrad novel """. On 11 January 2017, Variety reports that Daniel Wu is cast as Lu Ren, a ship captain who will join forces with the adventurous Lara Croft on her quest to find her father. The film was scheduled to start filming in January 2017, with a release date of 16 March 2018. Filming began on 23 January 2017.
Adrian Askarieh told IGN in an interview that he may oversee a film universe with "Just Cause", "", "Tomb Raider", "Deus Ex" and "Thief".