Umdlali omncinci kunye no-sexy, owaziwa kwihlabathi jikelele kwifilimu Abaguquleli (apho ulandelelwano lwalo sele lukwimisebenzi), lunokuthatha indawo yalo Angelina Jolie kwimuvi ezayo ephefumlelwe liqhawekazi lomdlalo wevidiyo, ULara Croft.
Emva koko engcwabeni Raider, ukususela ngo-2001 kunye nokuqhubeka kwayo, Ingcwaba Raider 2: Cradle of Life ukusuka ku-2003, (i-ofisi yebhokisi enomtsalane), Angelina Jolie wagqiba ekubeni azame ukuguqula umsebenzi wakhe, azibandakanye kwiifilimu ezimangalisayo. Ngoko ke, i Ngaphandle wayenyanzelekile ukuba akhangele umdlali omtsha, kwaye wayenomdla kakhulu kumfanekiso we Megan Fox kwindima ephambili.
Kukwanje Megan Fox akazange aphawule ngayo kodwa ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo ingangena kakuhle kakhulu kwipeil ye ULara Croft, ngenxa yobuhle bakhe obucacileyo kunye nomzimba wakhe obhityileyo, ogcwele amagophe.
Yonke into isekho kwinqanaba lokuvelisa, ngaphandle komlawuli oqinisekisiweyo okanye iqela lomsebenzi, kodwa njengaku hollywood Yonke into ibonakala ikhawuleza, sele kukho intetho yokuqalisa ukufowunelwa kwesigaba sesithathu se-franchise phakathi kwe-2010, kunye ne-premiere enokwenzeka ekuqaleni kwe-2011.