Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV scribe and executive producer Marti Noxon has been named as the new writer of the upcoming Tomb Raider movie.

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The film is expected to reboot the big-screen adventures of heroine Lara Croft and provide her with a fresh origin story, following in the footsteps of Crystal Dynamics' game.

The storyline may differ, although the game's dark and grittier tone will remain - as will the new, younger version of Lara.

Noxon rose from writer to producer and later co-showrunner on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Joss Whedon's cult TV show, although was sometimes a controversial figure within the show's rabid fanbase.

During her six year tenure she wrote more than 20 episodes, and also contributed to its spin-off, Angel.

Noxon's other work includes stints on Glee, Mad Men, Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice.

A new Tomb Raider film has been talked of for several years. Iron Man and Children of Men writers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby were previously attached as scribes.