Colin Farrell is to star with Eva Mendes in an adaptation of the John Fante novel 'Ask The Dust'.
The novel, which was published in 1939, follows the stories of a pair of immigrants in 1930s Los Angeles.
Farrell will play a struggling young writer and first generation Italian called Arturo Bandini.
The film will be directed by Robert Towne ('Without Limits', 'Tequila Sunrise') and produced by CW partners Paula Wagner and Tom Cruise with Jonas McCord.
