Lara Croft has a new face: Allison Caroll
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A woman from Croydon has become the new face of the action heroine Lara Croft, beating off over a hundred females for the role.
The 23-year-old professional gymnast from south London, Allison Caroll, has been unveiled as the new face of Lara Croft. Allison works as a receptionist and plans to quite her job to star in TV commercials and marketing campaigns around the world as Lara Croft, the star of the classic video game Tomb Raider.
Alison Carroll will promote the new Tomb Raider: Underworld game which is due out in November.
“It’s an amazing opportunity. Lara is strong, athletic, confident and independent so it’s a huge responsibility to take on her role.”
The company behind Tomb Raider, Eidos, moved production of the game to the USA after one of the previous titles Angel Of Darkness was widely criticised for not being up to standard. Underworld is the first Tomb Raider title build from the ground-up for next-generation consoles and Eidos claim the new game will be “breathtaking”.
The company’s web site promises gamers “a new advancement in exploration-based game play”. Lara Croft will explore locations “designed with an incredible attention to detail… that creates a truly believable world and delivers a new level of challenge and choice”.
