Young Lara Croft Megan Fox

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 Megan for the daredevil archaeologist role made famous by Angelina Jolie.

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

He told film website about.com: "It's great origin story that we're going to tell. A very character-oriented story which I would say is more realistic than the past Lara Croft movies.