Joaquin Phoenix tapped to star in 'The Sisters Brothers'

US actor Joaquin Phoenix

Actor Joaquin Phoenix is reportedly in talks to co-star with John C. Reilly in an indie film helmed by French director and Palme d'Or winner Jacques Audiard (via Deadline).

The movie, titled "The Sisters Brothers", is based on an award-winning novel by Patrick DeWitt and set in Oregon in 1851 at the height ofthe California Gold Rush.

Production is set to start sometime this summer, and the storyline recounts the tale of two brothers - Eli and Charlie Sisters - who are caught up in a murder plot when they are hired to assassinate a prospector who has stolen from their boss.

Audiard won the Palme d'Or at last year's Cannes Film Festival for his film "Dheepan".