Nicolas Cage signs up to motel thriller

US actor Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage is set to star in the upcoming thriller "Looking Glass."

The US star has signed up to the project, which tells the tale of a couple that purchases a desert motel property, only to discover strange occurrences in one of the rooms, Variety reports.

Jerry Rapp and Matthew Wilder have written the script, and music video director Dori Oskowitz will helm the movie. Braxton Pope, who is producing, told the site: "The opportunity to work with Nicolas Cage again, one of our very finest actors, is incredibly exciting."