Joseph Fiennes has signed up for a role in a new historical drama entitled The Red Baron.

The film will chronicle the life of the infamous German military figure Manfred Von Richthofen, known as the Red Baron. The Enemy At The Gates actor will play Roy Brown, the Canadian World War One pilot thought to have shot down the Baron, Variety reports.

Written and directed by Nikolai Muellershoen, filming has already commenced in Prague.