Alexander McQueen : The Movie

Last year we were given McQueen the play and next year we will be treated to McQueen the movie, with an original screenplay written by the award-winning playwright Chris Urch.

The biopic about the late fashion designer's life is being produced by Pathé - the company behind other real-life adaptations including Suffragette, Selma andMandela - and will be directed by Andrew Haigh, reports Deadline, who most recently worked on the Oscar-nominated 45 Years. Production is currently slated to start towards the end of the year.

While further details, including cast and plotline are yet to be confirmed, it is safe to say that there will be plenty of interest in the finished film. When theAlexander McQueen: Savage Beauty launched at the V&A last year, it was forced to extend its original run, release an additional 50,000 tickets, and opened early and closed late so to meet the huge public demand.