Ewan McGregor will star in Franklyn - a new British movie set on two parallel worlds.

Variety states that the film will feature "a split narrative set simultaneously in contemporary London and in a future metropolis ruled by religious fervor".

Franklyn will be scripted and directed by Gerald McMorrow, making his feature film debut. He has previously shot commercials and is an award-winning short film director.

The movie is slated to begin shooting in the UK next summer.