Reuters reports that Paramount Studios has made progress in its negotiations to sign Simon West to direct the Tomb Raider film. West, whose previous work as a director includes films such as Con Air and The General’s Daughter, is currently working on The Prisoner for Universal Studios.
So far no start date has been given for the Tomb Raider movie. Reuters claims that the film’s script is too similar to another “tomb raiding” film: Raiders of the Lost Ark. The film was originally scheduled to be released in the summer of 2000, but that date was delayed indefinitely.