Miranda Hart to star opposite Jude Law in Hollywood spy film

From medicine to espionage, the actress is set to be gracing the big screen in a spy caper

Comedy queen: Miranda Hart has said that she is excited about working on the new film (Getty Images)

Comedienne and Call the Midwife star Miranda Hart has landed a role in a new spy comedy that will see her appear alongside Jude Law, Jason Statham, Melissa McCarthy and Rose Byrne.

According to reports, the as-yet-untitled espionage farce is being made by Bridesmaids director Paul Feig, who also wrote the script and will be producing the film.

Feig told Deadline: “I’ve been a fan of Miranda’s for years and am so excited to bring her to the big screen,”, adding, “I’m also hoping I’ll finally get back that lawnmower I loaned her last summer.”

The actress rose to fame following the success of her hugely popular self-written sitcom Miranda and appearances on Not Going Out. She has become a fixture on British television and has been nominated for four Bafta and three Comedy Awards.

She is currently touring My, What I Call, Live Show around the country.

Speaking about her new role, Hart said: “I am beyond excited to work with Paul who I am a huge huge fan of.

“And it will be nothing less than a hoot to work with Melissa McCarthy. By the end of the film I plan to have married Jude Law and have Melissa as our adopted daughter,” she added.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Law will play a ‘suave, super-spy’, while Statham will be making the pratfalls as an ‘overconfident yet clumsy’ agent.

Hart is best known for her television work but she has a number of film credits including The Infidel and Gangsta Granny.

Filming will start on Monday in Budapest with planned release for May 2015.