Dev Patel to star with Nicole Kidman in 'Lion'

Dev Patel will be starring alongside Nicole Kidman in the Weinstein Co.'s new drama, 'Lion.'

The project, which would be helmed by Garth Davis, is based on the memoir A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley, and follows a street kid from Calcutta, India, played by the 'Slumdog Millionaire' star, 24, who's adopted by an Australian couple, the Hollywood Reporter reported.

It was believed that Hugh Jackman would also star in the film, which was adapted by Luke Davies for the screen, but the actor's agent has denied any connection to the project.