Could Megan Fox replace Angelina Jolie as the star of the Tomb Raider franchise?

Megan Fox is tipped to play a young Lara Croft in a new Tomb Raider movie.

Executive producer Dan Lin is planning an “origin” story of the popular action franchise based on the computer game of the same name, and said it would be a “no brainer” to consider Fox for the daredevil archaeologist role made famous by Angelina Jolie.

Unlike previous movies, Lin has promised to focus more on characters and plot than spectacular stunts.

This reboot would inevitably mean casting someone younger than Jolie, and that has lead to rampant fanboy speculation that Transformers beauty Fox, 23, might be at the top of the list to take on the role.

The two previous Tomb Raider films grossed more than $431 million combined, worldwide.