Ewan McGregor has signed to co-star in ‘Amelia,’ a biopic about Amelia Earhart. Hilary Swank and Richard Gere joined the movie last month and the crew already started filming in Toronto, Canada. Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and mysteriously disappeared in a flight to the Howland Island.

But the movie will focus on her early years and her affair with Gene Vidal, portrayed by McGregor. Below you can find the first production photos. ‘Amelia’ is targeting a Fall 2009 release.

Hilary Swank and Richard Gere are getting ready to star in a new biopic about Amelia Earhart. Set in the 1930’s, Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and mysteriously disappeared in a flight to the Howland Island.

This movie however, will focus on her early years. It is the first Amelia Earhart movie to really get off the ground — see what I did there? Julianne Moore was previously attached to a project about the aviator with Mel Gibson, but the movie didn’t make it into production. Earlier, in 1994, Diane Keaton portrayed Earhart in a TV series about the famous pioneer.

‘Amelia’ will be hitting the theaters in the Fall of 2009.