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NEW YORK - Minnie Driver has signed on to voice Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider-focused season of "Re\Visioned," an online animated series debuting next week on GameTap, Turner Broadcasting's broadband entertainment network.
"Re\Visioned" will run in ten instalments with a new one debuting on GameTap every week through August 23.
The series will focus on artists reinterpreting the Tomb Raider heroine, who was played by Angelina Jolie in two films and will now be personified by Driver.
In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of Eidos Interactive's Tomb Raider franchise, GameTap is also presenting a documentary about the game on its site.
It released the newest instalment, Tomb Raider: Anniversary, for sale on the site on June 5, the same day it was first available in stores.
On May 31, GameTap changed part of its site to a free ad-supported business model, whereas before it was all subscriber-based.
The free section includes a rotating schedule of 30 games and GameTap TV, which will house "Re\Visioned."
- REUTERS
