Nicolas Cage will star in action thriller I Am Wrath.

Director William Friedkin is also eyeing the film, Digital Spy said, citing Deadline.

Cage will star as Stanley, a man who uncovers a web of police corruption following the murder of his wife.

Unable to rely on the authorities, he takes the law into his own hands and becomes a vigilante.

Friedkin is best known for his work on The Exorcist and The French Connection. His most recent film was the Matthew McConaughey-starring Killer Joe.

Cage was last seen in Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.