There's going to be a film about the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party Ian Paisley. The Northern Irish politician's family have revealed that they have commissioned the writer Gary Mitchell to develop a script about his life.

Some funding has already been raised and work is continuing to gather the rest, and already the family have stated that the film has to use Northern Irish talent.

Mitchell announced the news on Tuesday and it's carried in the BBC today. Mitchell is well known for writing plays that are sympathetic to the loyalist community and he said:

"I think it is a tremendous opportunity to explore and expose the great man and all his vices and all his virtues,"

That's good that he's said both there, it does sound like it might be a complete look into the character and not a rose coloured view of his life. He also said that although they haven't carried out casting they are hopeful for a major star to take the role.

Previously Liam Neeson had said he would be interested in the part but apparently there has been some negative crossings with the DUP in the past after the party objected to him being offered the freedom of his home town of Ballymena which led to Neesom turning down the offer.

Interestingly there is another project underway to tell the tale of Paisley's life, although this one does not have the official invovlement of the family.

For me there seems to be a great many untold tales from recent years in Northern Ireland, particularly in its politics, and perhaps one day we will hear them. What does surprise me is that this tale is being heard so soon, and while Paisley is still alive.