Oscar Nominated actor Joaquin Phoenix is currently in talks to star in the eagerly awaited film adaptation of the John Burnham Schwartz novel �Reservation Road�.

The film, to be directed by Terry George, will tell the story of the emotional aftermath after the son of a college professor is killed in a hit-and-run road accident.

According to TMZ.com, no studio has picked up the film as of yet, but as the Oscar whispers surrounding the picture pick up, it is thought that a major studio will distribute the film.

Phoenix is currently filming �We Own the Night� with producer Nick Wechsler.