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James Corden To Play 'Britain's Got Talent' Winner Paul Potts In Film Biopic

Corden To Play 'BGT' Winner In Film Biopic (And It's Not SuBo)
Sarah Dean
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James Corden has signed a deal to star as Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts in a new Harvey Weinstein film.

The Daily Mail reports that Corden, who rose to fame as Smithy in BBC comedy Gavin and Stacey, has been working with director David Frankel (who made The Devil Wears Prada) on the screenplay.

The film called One Chance will tell the story of Potts' rise to fame, from mobile phone salesman to opera singing sensation, and the disasters he experienced along the way, before going on to win the first series of Britain’s Got Talent.

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Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts

Filming will start after Corden's wedding to Julia Carey in September and The Mirror reports the comedian has lost so much weight in recent months he may be forced to pile pounds back on or wear extra padding for the role.

The film will further secure Corden's fame Stateside. This week he scooped a best actor Tony Award for the National Theatre’s One Man, Two Guvnors on Broadway.

James Corden At The 66th Annual Tony Awards
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James Corden and Candice Bergen onstage at the 66th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 10, 2012 in New York City. (Photo credit: Theo Wargo/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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James Corden at the 66th Annual Tony Awards on CBS (Photo credit: CBS USA/WENN)
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James Corden at the 66th Annual Tony Awards on CBS (Photo credit: CBS USA/WENN)
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(L-R) James Corden, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for One Man, Two Guvnors, Audra McDonald, Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for Porgy and Bess, Nina Arianda, Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for Venus in Fur, and Steve Kazee, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for Once, pose in the press room during the 66th Annual Tony Awards at the The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan on June 10, 2012 in New York City. (Photo credit: Mike Coppola/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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(L-R) James Corden, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for One Man, Two Guvnors and Steve Kazee, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for Once pose in the press room during the 66th Annual Tony Awards at the The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan on June 10, 2012 in New York City. (Photo credit: Mike Coppola/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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James Corden, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for One Man, Two Guvnors and Steve Kazee, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for Once pose in the press room at the 66th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 10, 2012 in New York City. (Photo credit: Mike Coppola/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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James Corden, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for One Man, Two Guvnors poses in the press room at the 66th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 10, 2012 in New York City. (Photo credit: Mike Coppola/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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James Corden at the 66th Annual Tony Awards on CBS (Photo credit: CBS USA/WENN)
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James Corden at the 66th Annual Tony Awards on CBS (Photo credit: CBS USA/WENN)
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