Lara Croft actress: Tomb Raider role 'draining'

Lara Croft actress Camilla Luddington has spoken of how tough it is working on the new Tomb Raider.

It was recently announced that the True Blood actress would be the voice and performance actress of Lara Croft in the new game.

Luddington described her role by saying: “[Playing Lara Croft is] some of the most emotionally and physically draining work that I’ve ever done.

“When I got this role I never thought I would cry so much. I just thought I’d be kicking butt. That’s the Lara I thought I’d gotten myself into.”

Luddington also spoke of filming the sequence where Lara has to make her first kill.

She added: “She has to fight for her life. It’s fascinating how she reacts to that. She doesn’t just walk away from that first kill.”

Tomb Raider will be released 5 March next year.