British actor Dominic Cooper (Captain America: The First Avenger) is set to star as Ian Fleming, the author and creator of James Bond. According to Variety, Cooper will play the James Bond writer in a new four-part television miniseries. The new show, tentatively titled Fleming, will air on Sky Atlantic and is set during WWII and will focus on the time when Fleming was hired by British Naval intelligence as part of its undercover campaign against the Nazis. It was thought that the experiences Fleming gained working for British intelligence provided the inspiration for the iconic British spy James Bond. Like his character, Fleming was well known in English society for his womanizing and taste for alcohol.
Cooper recently starred in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and will be seen next in Dead Man Down alongside Colin Farrell (Total Recall) and Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). The actor has also signed up for Need for Speed, which is also set to feature Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) and Imogen Poots (A Late Quartet).