Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (a.k.a. Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life) is a 2003 action movie directed by Jan de Bont, starring actress Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft. It is the second movie based on the famous Tomb Raider series, the first being Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

Despite the box office failure of Cradle of Life, gaming website IGN reported in April 2006 that Tomb Raider III is on the drawing board, with Angelina Jolie reprising her role once again as Lara Croft.

In the article, Ian Livingstone, co-founder of Eidos and creator of Tomb Raider, is quoted in British tabloid The Daily Express, "Paramount has optioned [Tomb Raider III] and Angelina has agreed to star in the third [movie]." A source tells The Daily Express that "Angelina is already in training to make sure she gets rid of her post-pregnancy bulge," and that she "wants to be in tip-top shape and look better in Lara's outfit than ever."

However, nothing has been confirmed by Paramount since the appearance of the article, and there is no set date for production to begin on Tomb Raider III. (Source: Tomb Raider III Possible - Jolie may return as Lara Croft after all. - April 20th, 2006)

Lara Croft returns in the sequel to the original video game based movie. This time, she is trying to find Pandora's Box, which supposedly contains one of the deadliest plagues on Earth, before evil scientist Jonathan Reiss can get his hands on it. The key to finding the Box, which is hidden in the mysterious Cradle of Life, is an orb that is supposed to be some type of a map. When Croft goes to get the orb, it is stolen by Reiss' henchman and so she recruits an old friend, Terry Sheridan, a former mercenary who had spend his last couple of years in prison in Siberia, to come to help. Lara and Terry embark together on an adventure that spans continents in an attempt to regain the orb...

Budget:
Story rights and screenplay: $4 million
Producers: $4 million
Director (Jan de Bont): $5 million
Cast: $17.25 million
Angelina Jolie: $12 million
Extras: $250,000
Other (inc. Angelina's perks): $5 million
Production costs: $67 million
Set design and construction: $17.8 million
Visual Effects: $13 million
Music: $3.3 million
Editing: $3 million
Post Production costs: $1.5 million
Total: $118 million