Michael Sheen to front 'Jesus Henry Christ'

Michael Sheen and Toni Collette will lead the cast of Julia Roberts-produced comedy Jesus Henry Christ, says Variety.

The project centres on an artificially conceived boy, Henry James Hermin, who is raised by a left-wing feminist. Henry discovers a trail of post-it notes around town that he hopes will lead him to his biological father. It is based on writer-director Dennis Lee's 2003 short film.

Sheen has been cast as a professor and author, while Collette will play Henry's adopted mother.

Lee previously directed ensemble family drama Fireflies In The Garden, which starred Roberts, Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe and Emily Watson.