After the $650 million blockbuster success of the live-action <em>How to Train Your Dragon</em> remake, Hollywood favorite Gerard Butler is set to reprise his role as Stoick the Vast in the June 2027 sequel. Alongside several returning favorites, Butler will be joined by Cate Blanchett in Universal Pictures’ sequel, as she reprises her role as Valka Haddock from the animated movies. Butler’s place in this beloved franchise is cemented, and it isn’t the only famous series he’s been an active part of.

In 2003, Butler starred alongside Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life, a sequel to the 2001 movie that adapted the beloved video game series. Directing duties were passed from the first film’s Simon West to Jan de Bont for the sequel, which is de Bont’s last directorial effort to date. Alas, the film proved a disappointment to fans and critics alike, earning just 44% from the former and 24% from the latter on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The consensus on the site reads, “Though the sequel is an improvement over the first movie, it’s still lacking in thrills.”

At the box office, the film proved just as underwhelming, scoring just $157 million in global revenue against a reported $90 million budget. This is especially disappointing considering the $273 million earned by the first installment, which itself boasted a similar production budget. Nevertheless, almost 23 years later, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life is proving a surprise hit on a free streaming platform. At the time of writing, the film is one of the ten most-streamed on Tubi in the U.S.

Lara Croft Is Coming Back

Starring Game of Thrones favorite Sophie Turner as Lara Croft, Amazon currently has the wheels in motion on their own series reboot of the beloved video game franchise. Joined by Sigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs, Martin Bobb-Semple, Jack Bannon, and more in a star-studded cast, Turner’s Lara Croft will be crafted under the talented guidance of creator and writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who serves as co-showrunner alongside Chad Hodge. Sadly, production recently hit a slight delay when it was confirmed that Turner sustained a minor injury during filming.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life is streaming on Tubi. Stay tuned to Collider for more streaming stories.

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