Stage veteran Joel Edgerton will write and star in the film Felony, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Matthew Saville will direct the thriller, about a police officer who lies about accidentally running a young cyclist off the road.
Edgerton appeared on the New York stage as Stanley Kowalski opposite Cate Blanchett in A Streetcar Named Desire. His many Australian stage credits include Henry V and The Pillowman.
