Tomb Raider 2 movie - update

Anglina Jolie, who reprises the role of Lara Croft in the upcoming sequel film Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, told SCI FI Wire that she's so eager to do her own stunts that producers have to hold her back. That included one spectacular "sky flying" stunt in which two characters parachute off the 84th floor of a Hong Kong skyscraper, Jolie said during an interview on the film's London set at Pinewood Studios.

Jolie didn't actually jump, though she said she has skydived before. Instead, she shot close-up scenes standing on the 84th story, which was open to the air. But she argued to be allowed to do the so-called "base jumping" herself. "I happen to personally be very happy when I'm dealing with heights, which is fortunate," said Jolie, who rode a construction elevator up the side of the IFC Building, which is still under constructin. "So I loved it. I thought it was lucky that I got to get [to do it]. [But] There were lots of issues about me going too close to the edge and all that."

What did producers say when she asked? "I think they expected that of me," she said with a laugh. "They just said, 'Can we talk about it later, please?'"

In the film, which is in its final weeks of shooting, Jolie rode a motorcycle, a live bull, a jet ski and a boat, which collided with another. She also fired weapons and sustained minor injuries. "I'm missing a slight piece of my right elbow," she said. How did that happen? "A boat collision. And then a shotgun shell went in my eye, but that was more of a funny thing. ... It wasn't like a burn or anything, it just kind of stalled us for a few hours."

Tomb Raider, which is directed by Jan De Bont, is slated for a July 25 release.