5 Actresses Who Could Replace Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft

By Hugh Hart

Is there anybody out there, really, who can replace Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft?

Eight years after she brought the daredevil archaeologist to cinematic life in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Warner Bros. announced plans last week to reboot the franchise.

The new Lara Croft will have a tough act to follow. An exception to the videogames-make-lousy-movies rule, the original Tomb Raider grossed a whopping $275 million worldwide. But when fans weren't so thrilled with 2003's sequel, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, Jolie moved on.

Now movie producer Dan Lin (Sherlock Holmes) is set to head the re-launch. He has not yet hired a scriptwriter, and with a director also nowhere in sight, casting likely won't begin for months.

To help get the ball rolling, we're nominating five actresses (including Summer Glau, pictured top right, opposite Jolie) who just might have what it takes to explore ancient ruins and shoot bad guys.

Vote for the various Croft contenders, and nominate your own, below.

Photos (left to right): Mila Kunis, Malin Akerman, Evangeline Lilly, Sienna Miller and Summer Glau. Photos courtesy Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox, ABC, Universal Pictures.