Scottish actor Ewan McGregor has signed on
to co- star opposite Hilary Swank in the Amelia Earhart biopic Amelia Variety
reported Tuesday.
The couple will be joined by Richard Gere and Virginia Madsen in the movie
about the legendary female flier, which will be directed by Mira Nair.
The story centers on Earhart's rise to fame, her marriage to publisher George
Putnam (Gere) and passionate affair with Gene Vidal (McGregor), father of
author Gore Vidal, according to dpa.