HOLLYWOOD, CA — Following his portrayal as Steve in the Minecraft movie, Jack Black has announced that he has just accepted an invitation to play Lara Croft in an upcoming Tomb Raider movie.

While Steph Wahlberg, casting director of the upcoming movie, was initially "a little hesitant" about putting Black in the role of one of the best-known female video game characters of all time, he was ultimately won over by Black's enormous breadth as an actor.

"I mean, you look at his performance as Bowser, you look at Steve, who else is going to be able to play Lara Croft?" Wahlberg asked. "He's got the perfect voice for the type — have you heard his British accent? — and with the ability to get into the headspace of video game characters that he's demonstrated throughout his career? It's absolute

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