Firth Will Play Sir Noël Coward

Colin Firth has signed on to star as actor, director, playwright and singer Sir Noël Coward in the dramedy biopic "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" says The AP.

The script by Willy Holtzman follows Noel's two weeks at the famed Desert Inn in Las Vegas in 1955, when he performed for huge crowds.

Gene Kirkwood and Ross Elliot will produce the film.