Angelina Jolie Talks 'Tomb Raider 2'

"This movie is more true to the game, it's more of a puzzle," Jolie said, referring to the basis for the films, the Playstation Tomb Raider video games. "There was a lot of feedback after the first [from fans]" which no doubt allowed the film to take on a new, more realistic course. "The first was more of a fantasy. It was so fantastical to me, and this one is more of a real person living in a real world."

While directing remains relatively the same, Jolie takes Croft, whom she describes as having "a specific sense of humor," to Kenya, Greece, London, Hong Kong and even an active volcano in Tanzania.

With all these factors in place, "Cradle" stands to be a far more action-packed film than the first. One of the problems critics had with the Tomb Raider film was that it lacked substance. "There were certain things about the first that were left unfinished," Jolie comments. "I wanted to explore the character more." And with this new character explanation, comes a love interest. "There is a love interest but the studio and I have a different idea on who that is," she laughs. "It's a very big question of trust [between Lara and her love] and that's a theme in the film." These are questions that will no doubt be answered on the film's July 25th release date.