Washington,
(ANI):
Veteran
actor
Dustin
Hoffman
has
been
roped
in
for
the
big
screen
adaptation
of
Mordecai
Richler's
final
novel.
The
71-year-old
actor
will
be
playing
Cinderella
Man
star
Paul
Giamatti's
dad
in
the
new
film,
reports
Contactmusic.
According
Variety,
the
duo
will
team
up
in
indie
drama
Barney's
Version,
which
will
begin
shooting
in
Rome,
Italy
in
August
(09).
The
plot
of
the
film
revolves
around
a
retired
cop,
played
by
Hoffman,
who
tracks
down
his
son
(Giamatti)
after
he
becomes
a
"person
of
interest" in
the
mysterious
disappearance
of
his
friend.