Gemma Arterton is to play Dusty Springfield in a new biopic about the legendary singer called So Much Love.
Phyllis Nagy, nominated for an Oscar in 2016 for her screenplay for Carol, will direct the film and write the script.
The film will be set in 1968 when Springfield travelled to Tennessee to record the album Dusty in Memphis.
Although it sold poorly when it was first released in 1969, the album has since been acclaimed as Springfield's best.
Arterton, who recently received rave reviews for her performance as a depressed mother in The Escape, said: "I have been an admirer of Dusty Springfield since I was a teenager: her effortless husky voice, the way she conveyed emotion through music, how she helped bring Motown to the UK.
"Dusty was ahead of her time in many ways and inspired so many future artists. She was generous, witty, mercurial, shy, extroverted and a true English eccentric. I simply cannot wait to play her."
