Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro is set to star in The Whisper Man movie for Netflix. The screen adaptation of Alex North's best-selling book will be written by Ben Jacoby and Chase Palmer, and directed by James Ashcroft.

Robert De Niro is set to star in crime thriller "The Whisper Man" from Netflix and AGBO, the companies announced on Wednesday. James Ashcroft ("The Rule of Jenny Pen," "Coming Home in the Dark") is set to direct.

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