John Cusack to play comedy dictator

John Cusack is to take on the role of a "soft" dictator for a new screwball comedy titled Dictablanda.

The actor will also be producing and co-writing the venture himself, says Variety.

According to the report, the film's tagline will be: "People don't die, they get killed."

It is to be helmed by the director of The Lake House and will be shot in Brazil and Argentina.

Cusack's previous comedies have included Grosse Pointe Blank and High Fidelity, both of which were co-written by him.