"Amelia" now has a navigator, Christopher Eccleston, who is set toplay Fred Noonan. Noonan flew in the plane with Earhart when it disappeared over the pacific as she attempted to circumnavigate theglobe in 1937.

Eccleston takes the cockpit with Hilary Swank in Mira Nair-directed Amelia Earhart biopic for Avalon Pictures and Fox Searchlight.

Eccleston joins an impressive cast, which includes Richard Gere, Ewan MacGregor and Virgina Madsen. Looks like this film will be flying high at the theaters with a great cast.

Christopher Eccleston has signed up for the upcoming Amelia Earhart biopic.The film chronicles the career and personal relationships of the famous aviator, who disappeared in 1937 when flying over the Pacific Ocean.Hilary Swank will take the lead role, while Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor will appear as Earhart's love interests George Putnam and Gene Vidal.The movie, which is already shooting in Toronto, is helmed by Mira Nair.

Christopher Eccleston will jump from an evil turn in "G.I. Joe" to a co-starring turn with Hilary Swank in "Amelia."

The biopic of Amelia Earhart will be directed by Mira Nair for Avalon Pictures and Fox Searchlight.

According to Variety, Eccleston will play Fred Noonan, who served as aviator Earhart's (Swank) navigator when she attempted to circumnavigate the globe in 1937. We all know how that turned out, or else we were dozing in history class.

Also starring in "Amelia" are Richard Gere, Ewan MacGregor and Virginia Madsen.

Eccleston, who plays the villainous Destro in the "G.I. Joe" feature, is probably best known to audiences for his work in "eXistenZ" and "Jude." No, seriously, viewers are probably more likely to recognize him as the frequently invisible Claude from the first season of "Heroes" and for his run as the title character in "Doctor Who."