You know, we here at Empire are generally out having wild parties on a Saturday night, hangin' with superstars and trying to escape our crowds of scantily-clad admirers. But if we were ever in, we might have seen Paul Potts on Britain's Got Talent, and we'd be amused to hear that his story is now set for the big screen.
Potts, for those of you who, like us, live it large and in no way sit at home glued to reality shows, was the mobile phone salesman with a dream of singing opera who went on British talent show, er, Britain's Got Talent and blew the judges away. Here's how it looked{
Paramount Pictures has bought the rights to his life story, which off the top of our head we'd guess would be a salt-of-the-earth gentle Brit com, with much "Don't get your hopes up, Paul! You'll never be more than a phone salesman" from some people but One Good Woman who believes in him and a community that comes to support him. Or some such.
Simon Cowell is one of the producers on the film, so expect him to try to cast Brad Pitt in his own role. But with no director, writer or cast hired yet, don't hold your breath waiting for the release. Unless, that is, you're in training for opera and want to practice that breath control, in which case knock yourself out.