Bill Murray gets low

9 months ago 04th Feb 13:30

Bill Murray is to star in upcoming movie 'Get Low'.

Filming is due to start this week for the period thriller movie about a recluse who planned his own funeral in 1938, so that he could enjoy it while he was alive.

The 'Lost in Translation' actor is due to star alongside Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek and 'Jarhead' actor Lucas Black in the adaptation of a true story.

Bill, 58, and Lucas, 26, are due to play partners at a funeral home with Robert being cast as the lead character Felix 'Bush' Breazeale.

'Get Low' was written by and will be directed by Aaron Schneider - who won an Oscar in 2004 for his short film 'Two Soldiers. The film will follow Felix as he alerts the media of his funeral, takes donations from local companies and threw himself the most lavish funeral his local community had ever seen.

Production of 'Get Low' is scheduled to begin in Georgia, Atlanta later this week.