The Man from U.N.C.L.E. was an immensely popular TV show that ran on NBC from September 22, 1964, to January 15, 1968. It followed the exploits of two agents from the government spy agency U.N.C.L.E. ( United Network Command for Law and Enforcement ) and made houeshold names of stars Robert Vaughn and David McCallum and created icons of their characters, Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin.
A film version has been in the works for some time and late last year director Steven Soderbergh signed on to helm the big screen adaptation. The script has gone through different writers over the years but is now being written by Scott Z. Burns who worked with Soderbergh on ‘The Informant’ and the medical thriller ‘Contagion’. Prior to Soderbergh’s involvement the tone was thought to be light and irreverant, now the style is anybody’s guess, though possibly in the tone of his Ocean’s 11 caper flicks.
Coincidently George Clooney was long thought to be attached to star as Napoleon Solo, however Variety is now reporting that Bradley Cooper has been offered the role and will likely accept as his reps worked hard to nab him the part.
At this stage the role of Illya Kuryakin has not yet been nailed down, though names like Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ryan Gosling and Alexander Skarsgård are being thrown into the hat.
The film is set to start shooting February 2012, so expect an announcement soon.
via: Collider
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