A BIT LATE, MR BOND?

THE LA TIMES is today reporting that Leonardo DiCaprio might play Ian Fleming, the London-born creator of James Bond.

DiCaprio likes his biopics, having already starred as Frank Abagnale Jr (Catch Me If You Can) and Howard Hughes (The Aviator), with Theodore Roosevelt set to follow in Martin Scorsese's The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (2009).

But there's a problem here.

The 33-year-old DiCaprio might already be involved in seven other movies in the next two years.

And, as we all know, Hollywood likes to market everything to the nth degree (see current release What Happens in Vegas, on second thoughts don't bother).

So is the centenary of Fleming's birth on May 28 this year a vague green light for any biopic - or will it turn into a lost opportunity?