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Warner Bros. and MGM are looking to get the Tomb Raider movie reboot on the fast track to production, and according to The Tracking Board there are three directors the studios are looking at to take it on. Those directors are Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty), Catherine Hardwicke (Lords of Dogtown, Twilight), and Mimi Leder (The Peacemaker, Deep Impact).
According to the report, Tricia Brock (The Walking Dead) was originally offered the opportunity to direct the film, but apparently she passed on it. Whoever jumps on to direct the film will direct from a script written by Evan Daugherty (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Divergent).
Out of the three directors who are up for the gig, the best one is obviously Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow. She's such a smart and talented director, though, that she would probably who pass on it if they made an offer. That is unless they give her free reign to do something completely badass with it. I wouldn't expect to see much from the other two directors as most of their movies are mediocre.
Tomb Raider is based on the video game franchise that centers on Lara Croft, an archeologist who travels the world hunting down priceless artifacts. It always turns out to be a hair-raising adventure for her where death lurks around every corner.
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