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* ''[[Shadow of the Tomb Raider]]'' (September 14, 2018) - Is the sequel to ''Rise of the Tomb Raider'' and takes place in Mexico and Central America. Notably includes a playable flashback sequence depicting Lara at 11 years old, showing her to have been an adventurous daredevil even then.
 
'''THQ Nordic/Amazon Era'''
* Yet another reboot has been announced to be made with Unreal Engine 5. Following the series failing to meet Square Enix's extreme sales demands (among other reasons), Eidos as a whole was sold to THQ Nordic. whereThe IP was then "leased" to Amazon ([[Chain of Deals|for twice what THQ Nordic had bought all of Eidos from Square Enix for]]) who intended to turn it into a multimedia franchise. As part of this, isAmazon presumablyagreed stillto fund and publish the next game in developmentthe series. Before the sale to THQ Nordic yet another reboot, to be made with Unreal Engine 5, was in the works and this Amazon project may or may not be a continuation of that.
 
'''Films'''
 
[[Lara Croft: Tomb Raider|Three live-action films based on the franchise]] have been made, starring [[Angelina Jolie]] as Lara Croft. The films depart from the games in several plot departments, but Lara stays pretty much the same. The first film, ''Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'', was released in 2001; Lara is off looking for the Triangle of Light, which the Illuminati seek in order to control time. The second film, ''Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life'', has Lara in search of Pandora's Box. The third film stars, Aliciatitled Vikander,simply an''Tomb OscarRaider'' winningstarring actress,Alicia andVikander willand beloosely based on the 2013 reboot was released in 2018. It wound up receiving [[So OK Its Average|thoroughly average]] reviews and only just broke even. As part of Amazon's plans to make the series a multimedia franchise again, they announced their plans for a new film produced by [[Dmitri M. Johnson]] as well as seperate a TV series and video game.
 
'''Animation'''