Despite The Man From U.N.C.L.E. being a classic TV show and Steven Soderbergh planning to be behind the camera for a film version, it’s had a lot of difficulty finding a leading man. The likes of Johnny Depp and Matt Damon have passed on the film, and while George Clooney was attached for a while, he recently walked. Now it looks like it may have found somebody, as Variety reports that Bradley Cooper is in talks to play Napoleon Solo.
The plot revolves around two agents for the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E) – Napoleon Solo and his Russian counterpart, Illya Kuryakin, who are committed to saving the world from the evil forces of the Technological Hierarchy for the Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity (T.H.R.U.S.H.). They were played by Robert Vaughn and David McCallum in the original show.
Scott Z. Burns (World War Z) is on scripting duties, with Soderbergh keen to keep the classic 60s setting of the TV show. The movie is expected to go into production early next year.
General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser
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