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Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking's amazing biopic

Los Angeles - One of the world's greatest physicists, Stephen Hawking, has a film about his life in the works.

Stephen Hawking was born on 8 January 1942, in Oxford, England, where he studied at the University of Oxford from 1959 at the age of 17.

Hawking, who suffers from motor neuron disease which render's him entirely paralysed and leaves him only being able to communicate through a speech generating device, went on to become a great innovator in the physics world where he has been honoured with various awards over the years.

The new biopic, Theory of Everything, will star Eddie Redmayne and will focus on his life, career and his relationship with his wife.

Other cast members are, Felicity Jones, Emily Watson, Charlie Cox and Tom Prior.

The film is due to be released in the US on 14 November.

Check out the trailer:



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