With the likes of Batman, Spider-Man, James Bond, etc, all getting Hollywood makeovers, there is little to question when video games do the same thing.
We’ve recently reported, as rumor, that a Tomb Raider movie reboot might be in the works, but now we have confirmation from the studio. In addition, the video game franchise is receiving the same treatment.
When we think about Tomb Raider, we think of Lara Croft. And when we see Lara Croft, we see Angelina Jolie and... Well, OK, that's not really the point here. So, what is you ask? Well, Olivia Wilde, of course!
Do female characters in video games only exist for "that one" reason? A new op-ed suggests that yes, female game characters are almost exclusively used as sexual symbols, and are ruining the chance for any game's storyline to be truly epic and emotional.
It's a designation that is kind of like an award for being the "most glamorous prison," but Disney's silver screen adaptation of the classic video game Prince of Persia has officially done better at the box office than any other video game-based movie before it.
