Gary Oldman to reprise 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' role?

Gary Oldman may reprise his role from Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

The actor revealed that there were discussions about adapting John le Carré's follow-up novel Smiley's People.

Oldman would return to his part as George Smiley in the movie.

"I think they're whispering now that they might do Smiley's People, not so much as a sequel, because there's a book in the middle actually, but we've set up the world and we'll revisit," he told ComingSoon.net.

The project would see him playing a Smiley even older than the character was in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

The film was directed by Tomas Alfredson and co-starred Colin Firth.

Oldman has recently been connected to the role of Merlin in Warner Bros' Arthur & Lancelot.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy was released in the UK in September. It will open in the US on December 9.

Watch the trailer for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy below: