Rooney Mara set to star in 'Lion' alongside Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel

Rooney Mara will be joining Nicole Kidman and Dev Patel in the upcoming movie 'Lion.'

The drama, helmed by Garth Davis from a screenplay by Luke Davies, depicts the story of a young man in a search for his biological family.

David Wenham, Divian Ladwa, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Priyanka Bose, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Deepti Naval will also be joining the See-Saw Films drama based on the true life of Saroo Brierley as chronicled in his book A Long Way Home.