Hugh Jackman is set to star in Prisoners.
The Aussie actor is set to take on the lead role of Keller in the movie in which his daughter and best friend are kidnapped.
Denis Villenueve will be in the director's chair for the movie in what will be his feature length outing since Incendies.
2012 is set to be a super busy year for Jackman as he is already filming Les Miserables.
The movie is the latest project from Oscar winning filmmaker Tom Hooper and sees Jackman take on the role of Jean Valjean.
He has also lent his voice to Rise of the Guardians and completed work on Movie 43.
He will also be reprising the role of Logan in The Wolverine, the second stand alone movie for the X-Men character.