Will Smith is to take the lead in Tonight, He Comes and Jonathan Mostow has also joined to direct the production, reports Variety.

Penned by Vincent Ngo and rewritten by Vince Gilligan (Home Fries), the story will focus on Smith's character, a disaffected superhero going through a mid-life crisis.

Smith has recently completed work on drama The Pursuit of Happiness, in which he stars alongside Thandie Newton (Crash).