The North Little Rock born director (“My Dog Skip,” “The Water Horse”) has signed on to direct “Whole Lotta Sole,” a new comedy starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Kevin Bacon. Rhys Meyers stars as a thief who tries to rob a fish market and takes Bacon’s character hostage in the process.

“Hotel Rwanda” screenwriter Terry George co-wrote the screenplay.

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The film will shoot in Belfast in 2010.

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