Renee Zellweger to make directorial debut

The 43-year-old actress will also star in the film opposite Johnny Knoxville, which is based on the life of stand-up comedian Dov Davidoff, The Hollywood Reporter said.

The film follows lead character Jimmy Bennett played by Knoxville, who's life isn't working out until he takes the job of looking after the genius son of PJ Andersen, Zellweger's character.

The story take place in New York and production has been scheduled to start in February.

The film is written Anthony Tambakis, who also penned the screenplay for "Warrior".