Washington DC, Nov. 5 -- Oscar-winning actress Renee Zellweger is all set to star in and produce the upcoming psychological thriller 'Phantom Son', with David Yates attached to direct, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The film revolves around Ronnie, a young runaway taken in by Audrey (Zellweger), a lonely woman still haunted by the kidnapping of her own son two decades earlier. As Audrey becomes convinced that Ronnie may be her long-lost child, a tense and twisted cat-and-mouse game unfolds, blurring the line between reality and deception.

Zellweger and Carmella Casinelli developed the project under their Big Picture Co. banner, bringing Yates on board to direct from a screenplay by Ian Scott McCullough. AGC Studios later joined as...