Race on for Paisley life on film

The life of Ian Paisley could soon be on film

The race is on to produce the first feature film of the life of DUP leader Ian Paisley.

A second production company - Holywood Productions in County Down - has announced that Belfast playwright Graham Reid is to write the script.

It is funded by the NI Film Commission and the Irish Film Board.

A few weeks ago, Belfast writer Gary Mitchell revealed he had been asked by the Paisley family to work on a biopic of the first minister elect.

The producer of this latest movie is Chris Parr who worked with Graham Reid on the Billy Plays series.

He said there was room for two Paisley movies.

The BBC revealed several weeks ago that Gary Mitchell had been commissioned by the Paisley family to write a script about the DUP leader's life.

Mr Mitchell said that although the actor who would play the the DUP leader was yet to be decided, they were hoping a major star would take on the role.

Liam Neeson, who played the title role in the story of Michael Collins, has said he is interested in playing the part.