Dustin Hoffman In Barney’s Version

Dustin Hoffman has signed on to star in “Barney’s Version.” He will star opposite Paul Giamatti in the indie drama.

The film is based on Mordecai Richler’s final novel. Richard J. Lewis will direct from the adaptation by Michael Konyves.
Two of Richler’s novels have been adapted into features – “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz” and “Joshua Then and Now.”

Hoffman will play a retired cop and father of the story’s title character, who has led a reckless life highlighted by three marriages, two children and status as a “person of interest” in the mysterious disappearance of his friend.

Shooting will begin on August 17, 2009 in Rome.