Tomb Raider 3 producer Dan Lin has ruled out the possibility of Angelina Jolie reprising her role as Lara Croft. Speaking to About.com at the US premiere of Terminator Salvation, Lin confirmed that the latest instalment will be a prequel featuring a “younger Lara Croft”. He said: “We’re rebooting Lara Croft. It’s a great origin story that we’re going to tell. Very character-oriented [and] I would say more realistic than the past movies.” Lin explained that he wanted to make the new Tomb Raider “character-driven”. “I think for me the Lara Croft games and movies have gone a little too action-oriented,” he commented. “I wanted to have action, but with character.” Warner Bros announced earlier this year that it is reviving the blockbuster franchise. Megan Fox was initially rumoured for the lead role but the talk was subsequently denied.

Angelina Jolie gave the trial of a Congolese warlord a celebrity edge on May 19, when she represented the United Nations’ refugee agency UNHCR in The Hague, Holland. The movie star sat in a courtside booth at the International Criminal Court during the trial of Thomas Lubanga, who is charged with using child soldiers to carry out vicious killing raids. Jolie, the UNHCR’s goodwill ambassador, called the case “a landmark trial for children” and paid tribute to the former child soldiers who were among those testifying against Lubanga. She said, “After watching the proceedings from the viewing booth, I stood up and found Thomas Lubanga Dyilo looking at me. I imagined how difficult it must be for all the brave young children who have come to testify against him.” Jolie was a guest of the court’s chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, who she briefly met with during her low-key, private visit to the Netherlands. Lubanga has pleaded innocent to charges of recruiting and using child soldiers in tribal conflicts in 2002 and 2003. His is the first international trial to focus solely on child soldiers.

Angelina Jolie’s perfect pout is down to a $4 lip balm. The Changeling actress, who is renowned for having sexy full lips, swears by Shea Terra’s Menthe Orange Organic Shea Lip Butter to keep her mouth soft and kissable. The lip balm boasts a variety of unusual products including raw golden beeswax from Uganda, virgin coconut cream oil, African potato, Namibian tsamma melon seed oil, rooibos, chamomile flowers and wild Namibian plum oil. The reasonably-priced mouth moisturiser also contains mint oil, meaning it doubles as a breath freshener. A source said: “Angelina stockpiles the lip butter to preserve her to-die-for pout. She likes it because it also helps to freshen your breath and Angelina hates chewing gum.” Shea Terra claims the balm provides hours of dry lip relief, will protect against cracked lips and even heals cuts.

Angelina Jolie has been pouring her heart out to her Salt co-star Liev Schreiber, according to a new report. Jolie has apparently been discussing the problems in her relationship with Brad Pitt; while Schreiber has been opening his heart to the Changeling star about the problems he’s having with fiancée Naomi Watts. “Angelina handpicked Liev to star alongside her,” a source tells Britain’s Now magazine. “They’ve really gelled. “They’re in similar situations romantically. Angie’s having a terrible time with Brad, while Liev and Naomi have also had their moments. They’ve been pouring their hearts out to each other. Angie loves how fondly Liev talks about his kids and says he’s a real intellect.” Meanwhile, Jolie is said to be keen to quash rumors her romance with Pitt is on the rocks.

Angelina Jolie has been overheard telling friends she’s a “total mess”. The actress — who is currently in New York filming her new thriller flick Salt – is apparently desperately unhappy and missing her ex-husbands. While on the phone to a pal, Jolie — who raises six children with partner Brad Pitt — apparently said, “I’m a total mess. I’m lonely and fucked up. I miss Jonny and Billy Bob. They’re my closest friends. I feel like there’s no one I can trust except them. Everyone here is out to get me.” “I think she’s gone over the deep end,” the source added. “I’ve never seen anyone look more unhappy, confused and desperate.” Sources onset of Salt recently expressed their fears that Jolie might be self-harming again. “It’s been so bad that some crew members have suspected she’s using drugs, although that’s out of the question. But the ones who know her realize it could be something much, much worse if she’s self-harming,” a source said. “When she’s at home she just about holds it together, but she stays up listening to the same song over and over and rarely sleeps.”