McAvoy takes on Ian Fleming
Biopics are starting to run a bit dry lately, the overall appeal of them wearing off since the genre of sorts has taken a break for the remainder of this decade. However, that does not mean there’s nothing wrong with planning ahead, which is what Palmstar Entertainment and Animus Films are doing with casting actor James McAvoy in Ian Fleming.
Pajiba reports that the film will be based on a biographical novel called Ian Fleming: The Man Behind James Bond which was written by Andrew Lycett. Years before creating Bond, Fleming struggled and floundered under the shadow of his family name (his father was a member of Parliament, and his siblings were also well-known, as well, including Peter — a travel writer). Likable but lost, Fleming was little but an aimless playboy, until his experiences in World War 2 changed his life, and it was those autobiographical experiences during war time that inspired James Bond, who was based — in part — on Fleming.
Matt Brown is currently penning up a script for the biopic as the companies search around for a director. James McAvoy can be seen in the Golden Globe nominated film The Last Station and is attached to reprise his role in the sequel to the comic book adaptation Wanted.
