<p><br /> He may have left office three years ago, but Tony Blair is still at the forefront of many people's minds.<br /> </p><p><br /> Not only is there an an election in the offing, the former Prime Minister has been used as the inspiration for a character in the cinematic thriller The Ghost.<br /> </p><p><br /> The film, adapted from the novel by Robert Harris, follows ex-PM Adam Lang - played by Pierce Brosnan - who employs a ghostwriter - Ewan McGregor - to complete his memoirs.<br /> </p><p><br /> Former Bond star Pierce wondered whetherdirector Roman Polanski wanted him to play Lang like the one-time Labour leader.<br /> </p><p><br /> He said: "The first meeting I had with Roman in Paris, I said 'Am I doing Tony on this? Because Michael Sheen did it impeccably in The Queen'. He said 'no, no, no, you not playing Tony Blair.' So I was liberated from that right off the bat. However all the emblems lead to one man only and that is Tony."<br /> </p><p><br /> The movie also features Sex And The City's Kim Cattrall and British actress Olivia Williams as Lang's wife.<br /> </p><p><br /> The Ghost has mainly had the thumbs up from the critics who have said that, while it is not Polanski's finest hour, it does benefit from good direction, a tense screenplay and a strong performance from Ewan McGregor.<br /> </p>
