Scribe set for Ian Fleming biopic

January 29, 2009 John Orloff, who penned Par Vantage's "A Mighty Heart," about the slain Wall Street Journal reporter, has been brought on to pen the screenplay for "Fleming," a biopic about Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond. The son of a Parliament member, Fleming served as an intelligence officer in the British Navy and later created the Bond character. Fleming also wrote the children's book "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."

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