Movie Quiz: Identify these 9 movies without falling into our trap!

This is undoubtedly the role that largely made him the star he is today. In 2001, actress Angelina Jolie stepped into the shoes of the heroine Lara Croft, who had become popular a few years earlier thanks to the video game Tomb Raider.

In 2003, director Jan de Bont (Speed, The Tuster) directed a second installment from Simon West called The Cradle of Life, which will be broadcast tonight on W9. In this case, we invite you to take a short tour of Angelina Jolie’s filmography by identifying nine films through this quiz. Before that, the secret of several filmings about the continuation of the adventures of the famous heroine-archaeologist, who had several incarnations over the years.

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Many applicants

Many actors and models were considered for the role of the adventurer Lara Croft, before Angelina Jolie was finally chosen. Natalie Cook, Rona Mitra, Nell McAndrew, Lara Weller, Vanessa DeMoy and Lucy Clarkson were approached for the role.

A prestigious editor

The Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life team benefited from the expertise of editor-in-chief Michael Kahn, a loyal collaborator of Steven Spielberg. Winner of three Oscars with the latter (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan), this is his third time working with Jan de Bont after Twister and Haunting.

Pharaoh decorations

No less than 102 settings were created for the needs of Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, which spread across three continents: Africa, Asia and Europe. The famous British studios of Pinewood were requisitioned for many scenes.

Finally, for maximum authenticity, team members were sent to Hong Kong to purchase typical accessories (dried lizards, tea, thousand-year-old eggs, etc.).