Actor Vanessa Kirby has been tapped to play a pivotal role in 'The Son', filmmaker Florian Zeller's follow up to his feature directorial debut 'The Father'. According to Variety, the movie also features Hollywood stars, Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern. Like 'The Father', 'The Son' has been adapted by Zeller and Christopher Hampton, from Zeller's critically-acclaimed stage play. The duo recently won the best-adapted screenplay Oscar.

'The Son' centres on Peter (Jackman) as his busy life with new partner Emma (Kirby) and their baby is thrown into disarray when his ex-wife Kate (Dern) turns up with their teenage son, Nicholas.