The film stars Peter McDonald as a dull history teacher named Brendan whose life changes dramatically when he meets fellow teacher Trudy.
When Brendan Met Trudy has won rave reviews at the Toronto Film Festival where Canadian critics have hailed the film, which features Roddy Doyle's first original screenplay, as the funniest film to come out of Ireland since 1998's Waking Ned. She has until the planetary alignment to do so, and has rival/love interest Alex West (Daniel Craig) in her way. The first film, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, was released in 2001.Lara is off looking for the Triangle of Light, which The Illuminati seek in order to control time. "They were willing to throw buckets of the stuff at him," the source continued, "but he just jumped on a plane and politely said 'no way'" Two live-action films based on the Tomb Raider video game franchise, starring Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft. While Lara Croft: Tomb Raider may not be an action classic, Angelina Jolie became a star after portraying one of the better movie heroines. A source close to Pearce says the actor was keen to "return to his roots" adding, "Guy is very much an Australian and he loves being at home just outside Sydney with his family living in seclusion." He has decided to direct Blood and Guts even though Hollywood producers have apparently offered him a lot of money to stay in Los Angeles. Memento star Guy Pearce has rejected Hollywood offers in favour of the chance to direct a low-budget movie in his native Australia. TAKING on a role made famous by Angelina Jolie means filling some pretty big shoes - but Alicia Vikander seems to have handled becoming Lara Croft in Tomb. "Quite a few of us are signed up for two more," she told the magazine. Jolie told Empire magazine that she is not the only one of the cast of this summer's highly anticipated blockbuster who will be returning. An American and British co-production, it is based on the 2013 video game of the same name, with some elements of its sequel by Crystal Dynamics, a reboot and the third installment in the Tomb Raider film. Angelina Jolie (pictured) has confirmed that she has signed up to play Lara Croft in two more Tomb Raider films. Tomb Raider is a 2018 action adventure film directed by Roar Uthaug, with a screenplay by Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Alastair Siddons, from a story by Evan Daugherty and Robertson-Dworet.