Rosamund Pike has signed on to star in Universal Pictures' upcoming video game adaptation " Doom." Pike will play a scientist opposite Karl Urban, who will play the leader of a special-ops team at the centre of the action-adventure picture. Dwayne " The Rock" Johnson also is set to take a leading role.

Polish director Andrzej Bartkowiak will direct the feature, which has had a long development history. " Doom" was written by Dave Callaham. Pike is filming " Pride and Prejudice" for Working Title/Universal opposite Keira Knightley. She also will be seen opposite Johnny Depp and Samantha Morton in Laurence Dunmore' s film " The Libertine." Pike rose to international attention in the last James Bond film, 2002' s " Die Another Day," in which she played Miranda Frost.