Colin Farrell is to star opposite Ben Stiller in Belly of the Beast, a true crime film directed by All of Us Strangers' Andrew Haigh.
US entertainment trade publication Deadline reports that Belly of the Beast is adapted from the Jerome Loving nonfiction book Jack and Norman: A State-Raised Convict and the Legacy of Norman Mailer's 'The Executioner's Song'.
Adapted for the screen by director Haigh and co-writer Alexis Jolly, the film will "tell the timely and true story of the unlikely friendship between notorious literary titan Norman Mailer (Stiller) and his protégé, Jack Henry Abbott (Farrell)".
"Bolstered by Mailer's mentorship, Abbott is paroled after nearly a decade in prison; he gains instant popularity among the literary elite but struggles with life on the outside," Deadline continues.
"When Mailer, creatively frustrated and envious of Jack's rising star, turns his back on his infamous protégé, Jack spirals - committing an unforgivable act of violence in a New York City diner just six weeks after his release."
Farrell and his sister Claudine Farrell will be among the producers of Belly of the Beast through their company, Chapel Place.
He is currently filming the romantic fantasy A Big Bold Beautiful Journey opposite Margot Robbie.
This summer, the Dubliner will begin filming the gambler drama Ballad of a Small Player opposite Tilda Swinton.
Farrell can currently be seen in the title role in the new Apple TV+ detective series Sugar.
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