James Franco will star in Wim Wenders's next film Every Thing Will Be Fine.

As Digital Spy revealed citing Deadline, the 3D drama will centre on a man who accidentally causes the death of a child.

The story follows Franco's character Tomas over a 12-year period following the accident, and is also rumoured to star Sarah Polley.

Franco's self-directed adaptation of the William Faulkner novel As I Lay Dying will play in competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

His adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's Child of God is currently in post-production.