WORLD PREMIERE OF

 LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER

  

Photos and Text by ALBERT L. ORTEGA

 

June 11, 2001, Mann's Village Theater , Westwood, CA.

It started as a video game by Eidos then adapted into a Top Cow comic and finally Lara Croft makes her way onto the silver screen! So who then did Paramount Pictures select to carry their newfound franchise into the sunset, the puckered bad girl Angelina Jolie.

 

Paramount Pictures, Mutual Film Company along with Eidos Interactive Ltd and Lawrence Gordon productions held their massive movie premiere along the streets of a favored premiere location, Westwood Village. Leading the charge into the theater was star and Lara Croft herself Angela Jolie who headed up the cast alongside virtual unknowns besides her father, Jon Voight.

Also from the film was director Simon West and castmates Daniel Craig and Iain Glen. Eventually making it for photo ops due to the backup with video press were famous faces belonging to Matt LeBlanc, Jeri Ryan, Colin Farrell, Sasha Knopf, Nelly Furtado, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicholas Gonzales, Brian Austin Green and Michael Delorenzo of RESURRECTION BLVD., Esai Morlaes, James Van Der Beek, Shannon Elizabeth, Thora Birch, Bill Paxton, Jessica Alba, Michael Weatherly and Jennifer Blanc of DARK ANGEL,  Amelia Warner, Sean Patrick Thomas, Vitamin C, Poppy Montgomery, Michelle Tractenberg, Aisha Tyler, Vanessa Marcil, Garcelle Beauvais, Gary Busey, Paul Rodriguez and Dennis Tito.

 

Angelina Jolie portrays Lara Croft a well educated, wealthy and extremely well trained treasure seeker. She scours the globe in search of rare and valuable artifacts and wealth in all sorts of exotic locations. With the ability to find lost empires, hidden crypts by using her vast knowledge of languages she may have stumbled upon a commodity she may not be able to cash!

As the planets align and a secret society known as the Illuminati search out for an ancient talisman to aide them in controlling time they must first obtain a "key" to help them find the talisman. With only a week to locate the tool the organization goes to the home of Croft to retrieve it from Lara deceased father who hid it the estate's wall. Without the key the Illuminati will have to wait another 5,000 years for the next planet alignment but not before Lara Croft retrieves the key and finds the talisman first.

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MTV's resident glamour gal Aisha Tyler strutts her stuff

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Now I never have seen a better candidate to fill out the shoes of Lara Croft than Angelina Jolie she can steal my treasure any day!

"Eh what did you say?" A hearing impaired Bill Paxton saunters into the theater

RESURRECTION BLVD.'s new cast member Brian Austin Green escorts his new gal soap star Vanessa Marcil to the Los Angeles opening

Actor Colin Farrell with his gal Amelia Waner of QUILLS get chummy at the opening

Not exactly a friend of NASA was America's first businessman in Russian space, Dennis Tito

Latin staple actor Esai Morales will return to NYPD BLUE next season

New D.A. on NYPD BLUE Garcelle Beauvais and son Oliver are obvious video game junkies

"Ta da!" rebel Gary Busey is a fond supporter of cinema's kick ass heroine

Costar Ian Glenn wants Croft's treasure all to his self, can ya blame him!

James Van Der Beek gives his girlfriend actress Heather McComb a good squeeze.

Just what is Jennifer Blanc of DARK ANGEL trying to tell us?

A Borg no more, Jeri Ryan will have to change duties from working in the Delta Quatrant to correcting papers on BOSTON PUBLIC.

DARK ANGEL lovebirds Jessica Alba and Michael Weatherly prepare for their eventual nuptials

Italian beauty Jo Champa sent out her vibe to entice the media

FRIENDS resident knucklehead Matt LeBlanc and wife enjoy a night with the press.

RESURRECTION BLVD. boxing chump Michael DeLorenzo is envious of the double pistoled Lara Croft and her ample...bounty.

Now you tell me if Michelle Tractenberg's Dawn was worth Buffy buying the farm for.

Pop princess Nely Furtado adds her pipes to the film's soundtrack

Nicholas Gonzales, the pretty boy pugilist from Showtime's RESURRECTION BLVD is seen with his prize Eva Longoria from YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

Comedian Paul Rodriguez can be seen in the new film ALI, sadly his date Laura Harring will not be in it

Poppy Montgomery shows off a bit of that Irish flavor with her green dress

Samuel L. Jackson the galaxy's baddest Jedi brings his biggest fan, daughter Zoe.

Hot and heavy starlet Sasha Knopf has an upcoming pictorial in PLAYBOY.

Smooth operator Sean Patrick Thomas brought along his fancy feet from SAVE THE LAST DANCE.

Our favorite foreign exchange student, Shannon Elizabeth from AMERICAN PIE will return for AMERICAN PIE 2 this Summer

The brooding Thora Birch currently stars in the comic book adapted film GHOST WORLD from Daniel Clowes

Yep that's Vitamin C going into the theater for her dose of video game theatrics

 

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