The 2001 film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, starring Angelina Jolie, was primarily shot on location at the Ta Prohm temple within the Angkor Thom complex in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Other key locations included the Bayon temple, Kulen Falls in Cambodia, Iceland for Siberian scenes, and Pinewood Studios in the UK.
Siem Reap, Cambodia: Scenes from the 2001 adventure movie, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, were filmed at the Angkor Thom temple complex in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Croft Manor, is the stately home of the Croft Family in Surrey. Passed down through the years through multiple generations, from heir to heir, the manor is currently the residence of Lara Croft. The address for Croft manor is 142, Abbingdon Road, Guildford, Surrey, England.
Which Cambodian temple was used in the film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider?
Ta Prohm is known as the “Tomb Raider” temple. In 2000, the Lara Croft movie was filmed at various locations in the Angkor Park including Phnom Bakheng, Bayon and Ta Prohm. Most of the filming was centred around Ta Prohm and the name stuck.
After the transformation from a Hindu centre of worship to Buddhism towards the end of the 12th century, Angkor Wat continues to be a Buddhist center until the present day.
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How much did Angelina Jolie get paid for Tomb Raider?
Ask Angelina Jolie, who received a staggering $7M salary for her appearance in the 2001 film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. For the actress, it wasn't the money she received but the experience she bagged from her role that turned the movie into a rewarding journey of her life and career.
Who was the first actor to get $1,000,000 for a movie?
While Mary Pickford was the first to sign a million-dollar contract (for multiple films in 1916), Elizabeth Taylor was the first actor to receive a guaranteed $1 million salary for a single film in 1963 for Cleopatra, a deal that eventually earned her $7 million. Marlon Brando was the first male actor to break the $1 million threshold for a single movie, earning $1.25 million for Mutiny on the Bounty (1962).
During production, the producers of the 2017 film adaptation and its 2019 sequel needed a small town in which to film, and Port Hope, Ontario, was used for much of the exterior work for both films. Some scenes said to be in Derry were shot elsewhere.
It: Chapter One and It: Chapter Two are set in the fictional town of Derry, Maine. However, like the new HBO series Welcome to Derry, whose filming locations you can find by clicking here, It was filmed in Port Hope and Toronto in Ontario.
Yes, Sophie Turner is confirmed to play Lara Croft in the new Tomb Raider live-action series for Amazon Prime Video. Amazon MGM Studios and Phoebe Waller-Bridge (creator/writer) announced the role in late 2025, with production beginning in early 2026, and released the first official image of Turner as Lara Croft in mid-January 2026. The series aims to reinvent the franchise, creating a unified universe with new games, and features other cast members like Sigourney Weaver and Jason Isaacs.
Ta Prohm Temple or Tomb Raider Temple is the most incredible place we visited in Cambodia. Walking through its ancient, crumbling hallways, with massive tree roots twisting around the stone, felt like stepping into another world. The way nature has reclaimed the temple is something you have to see to believe.
Derry, Maine is a fictional town based on Stephen King's long-time hometown of Bangor, Maine, and has been mentioned in various books and short stories, including IT, Insomnia, 11/22/63, and Bag of Bones.
After feeding, Pennywise would go back into hibernation for about twenty-seven years before reappearing. He prefers to feed on children because their fears are easier to understand, and adults are harder to scare.
Prominent veins on the hands and arms are more likely to be visible on women who, like Angelina Jolie, are slim and toned, because there is so little fat to disguise them.
Angelina Jolie has publicly discussed two major health issues: a preventative double mastectomy and oophorectomy due to a high genetic risk for cancer (BRCA gene mutation), and a temporary diagnosis of Bell's palsy linked to stress, which caused facial drooping but from which she recovered with acupuncture. She also mentioned developing hypertension around the time of her Bell's palsy diagnosis.
