Joseph Fiennes has been set to star with Nicole Kidman and Hugo Weaving in Strangerland, the Kim Farrant-directed film that shoots in Australia, Deadline said.

He replaces Guy Pearce, who dropped from the project. The mystery revolves around a couple whose teen kids turn up missing in the Outback. Script is by Fiona Seres and Michael Kinirons.

Fiennes will next be seen in the Brett Ratner-directed Hercules, which stars Dwayne Johnson.