The film has an English working title of The Dreyfus Affair and is being produced by French company Legende Films.
J’accuse will be his first movie since a tide of sexual misconduct allegations rocked Hollywood, THR reports, with Oscar-winning The Artist actor Jean Dujardin in place to star.
Filmmaker Roman Polanski, who has spent most of his career as a fugitive owing to a statutory rape case, will make a feature film about a man fighting for his reputation.
With Polanski being persona non grata for many, The Wolf of Wall Street actor Dujardin’s involvement in the project is likely to raise eyebrows.