![]() ![]() Reiss reveals his plans to unleash the plague, saving only those people he deems worthy. However, Lara is captured by Reiss and his men. Lara and Terry manage to find the orb in a lab housed in Hong Kong. In Shanghai she discovers Chen's brother Xien is trying to hand over the orb to Reiss, however once Xien hands the orb over, Reiss betrays Xien and executes him, but not before Lara manages to put a tracker on the crate containing the orb during the handoff. Lara defeats him in a fight and learns that the orb is in Shanghai, China. Together, Terry and Lara infiltrate Chen Lo's lair, where he is smuggling the Terracotta Soldiers. Jonathan Reiss - a Nobel Prize winning scientist and business magnate turned misanthropic bio-weapon arms dealer.Īgreeing that the sphere must be kept away from Reiss, Lara agrees to help MI6, with the condition that they release her old flame Terry Sheridan, who is familiar with Chen Lo's criminal operation. The sphere is the same orb that was stolen by Chen Lo, who plans to sell it to Dr. The box, hidden in the mysterious Cradle of Life, can only be found with a magical sphere that serves as a map. MI6 approaches Lara with information about Pandora's box, an object from ancient legends that supposedly contains a deadly plague (the companion to the origin of life itself). The duo kill the group and take the orb but Lara escapes with a strange medallion. Treasure-hunting archaeologist Lara Croft and her group find this orb but are ambushed by the Lo brothers Chen and Xien, both of whom are crime lords and leaders of Chinese syndicate Shay Ling. Among these treasures is a glowing orb with a pattern resembling a code etched into it. The temple was built by Alexander the Great to house his most prized treasures. On Santorini island, Greece, a strong earthquake uncovers the Luna Temple. Initially, plans were made for a sequel, but these plans were abandoned when Jolie decided not to return as Lara Croft. Nonetheless, it was still considered a financial success. However, the film did not achieve the same level of box office success as the previous installment, grossing $156 million compared to its predecessor's $275 million. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan, the film is a sequel to the 2001 film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.Ĭritics generally considered The Cradle of Life to be better than its predecessor, especially in terms of its action sequences, and continued to commend Angelina Jolie's portrayal of Lara Croft. Angelina Jolie stars as the titular character Lara Croft with supporting performances from Gerard Butler, Ciarán Hinds, Chris Barrie, Noah Taylor, Til Schweiger, Djimon Hounsou and Simon Yam. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life is a 2003 action adventure film directed by Jan de Bont and based on the Tomb Raider video game series. ![]()
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