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British actor James McAvoy attends the "Empire Film Awards" at Grosvenor House in London on March 29, 2009. (UPI Photo/Rune Hellestad) 
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Published: Dec. 30, 2009 at 7:53 PM

LONDON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Scottish actor James McAvoy is to play James Bond novelist Ian Fleming in a new movie, sources told Empire Online.

McAvoy can be seen in the current release "The Last Station." His other films include "Wanted," "Penelope," "Becoming Jane," "The Last King of Scotland" and "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe." He also had a central role in the British miniseries "State of Play."

Empire said the actor is attached to star in a big-screen adaptation of Andrew Lycett's biography "Ian Fleming: The Man Behind James Bond," which Palmstar Entertainment and Animus Films are developing.

Topics: Ian Fleming, James McAvoy
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