Duncan Jones, director of Source Code and Moon, is set to direct a biopic of James Bond creator Ian Fleming, whose life was as exciting as the iconic character he created.

Variety reports:

Fleming served as a Naval intelligence officer for the Royal Navy in WWII, helping to mastermind secret operations around the world. His adventures inspired him to create 007.

“Fleming lived through one of the most perilous periods in world history, in a position that allowed him a unique vantage point of all the players, all the stakes,” said Jones. “He witnessed true heroism first-hand. And he saw the evil men could do. Then, when the war ended, he went off to write fiction. The essential question for me is: Where did Ian Fleming end and Bond begin?”

K5 Films and Palmstar are set to produce the film, along with Jones’ Liberty Films partner Stuart Fenegan. Jones is currently casting the project, based on the biography “Ian Fleming, the Man Behind James Bond,” by Andrew Lycett, with the script penned by Matt Brown. Production is set to begin later in the year. Are you excited to see Jones’ next project?