Tinker Tape Parade

Ralph Fiennes has signed on, while the previously linked Colin Firth and Michael Fassbender have both been confirmed to have joined the cast of a new adaptation of John le Carré's classic Cold War book "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy says Variety.

Set in the mid-70's.Gary Oldman will play Smiley (stepping into the shoes of Sir Alec Guinness), a judicious, reserved, middle-aged intelligence expert who is recalled out of forced retirement. His task? To hunt down a Soviet mole in the "Circus", the highest echelons of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)

Considered one of le Carre's best works, 'Tinker' scored acclaim for its more realistic portrayal of the spies and how they operate.

Peter Morgan is adapting the script.

Shooting kicks off in the fall directed by Let The Right One In's Tomas Alfredson.and shooting kicks off in October in London.