Hollywood actress Megan Fox [ Images ] is likely to replace Angelina Jolie [ Images ] in next Tomb Raider franchise.

According to London's [ Images ] Metro newspaper, the Transformers [ Images ] star will replace Jolie to play the gun-totting beauty Lara Croft.

Insiders are tipping Fox as a 'strong candidate' for the role of the sexy action heroine, reports Daily Star.

Meanwhile, Fox has publicly blasted her fiancé American actor Brian Austin Green [ Images ] for not escorting her to the Golden Globe [ Images ] Awards in Beverly Hills on January 11.

Fox, who was among the presenters, had arrived at the event minus Green causing a lot of speculation.

'He doesn't wanna be here. He doesn't want to be my date. He's a man, he has an ego,' she said explosively.

Text: ANI | Photograph: Reuters