New Tomb Raider Game Details Leak Online, May Recast Lara Croft
A few months ago, Crystal Dynamics confirmed that it was working on a brand-new adventure in the long-running Tomb Raider franchise, to be developed using Unreal Engine 5. Besides announcing that the new Tomb Raider game is in development, Crystal Dynamics revealed nothing else about the project. However, more details about the game have since leaked online, including its codename and details about Lara Croft.
This information comes from Colin Moriarty's Sacred Symbols podcast, as reported on by ComicBook. Moriarty is a proven industry insider, but fans should still take the information with a grain of salt until official announcements are made. According to Moriarty's information, the new Tomb Raider game is known internally as Project Jawbreaker, with this information coming from a script that was leaked to him.
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In the new Tomb Raider game, Lara Croft is said to be in her mid-30s, with Crystal Dynamics apparently looking to cast someone new in the role. Previously, Lara Croft had been played by Camilla Luddington, who gave critically-acclaimed performances in the Tomb Raider reboot trilogy. It's unknown why Crystal Dynamics would want to cast someone new as Lara, especially considering how well-received Luddington's performance has been.
However, the report goes on to describe this version of Lara Croft as being an experienced adventurer «at the top of her game» at this stage in her career, so it's possible the re-casting will be done to differentiate this version of the character from the one depicted in the reboot trilogy. It's unclear if this new Tomb Raider game will indeed have narrative ties to the reboot trilogy at all or if it will be yet
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