Alicia Vikander will play Lara Croft in new Tomb Raider film

Alicia Vikander has signed up to play Lara Croft in the new Tomb Raider film.

She's following in the footsteps of Angelina Jolie who starred in the first two adaptations of the game series more than 10 years ago.

There have been rumours of a sequel for years, with various Hollywood actresses linked to play the archaeologist-adventurer.

Daisy Ridley, Emilia Clarke, Cara Delevigne and Gemma Arterton were all front runners, according to reports.

In February, Alicia won the best supporting actress Oscar for her role in The Danish Girl, opposite Eddie Redmayne.

She's also been in Ex Machina and she's recently finished filming alongside Matt Damon in Jason Bourne, which is out later this year.

Lara Croft first hit our screens in 1996 when Tomb Raider was released on PlayStation and PC.

It's since gone on to sell more than 45 million games around the world.

Lara is one of the most famous faces in the gaming world with her brown ponytail, turquoise tank top and dual pistols.

And she became the first female character to make it onto the big screen.

Three years ago the iconic game was re-booted with the director explaining to Newsbeat that he was "reimagining Tomb Raider for a modern audience".

He went on to say he wanted to give Lara "a well of emotional depth", which is something Alicia will now be tasked with.

The new film is expected to come out towards the end of 2017.

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