George Clooney to Star in 'The Monster of Florence'

George ClooneyActor George Clooney has officially signed up to star in the movie 'The Monster of Florence'.  The movie will be produced by Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen.

Dan and Bruce are best known for their role in producing 'American Beauty' and 'Milk'.

George, who recently starred in 'The American', will take the starring role in the film.  'The Monster of Florence' follows a man who writes a book concerning the truth about a series of 30-year-old murders which took place outside the Italian city of Florence between 1974 and 1985.

The book, written by Douglas Preston, is about his own move to Italy with Italian reporter Mario Spezi, chronicling the facts around trouble caused.

'The Monster of Florence' will see Clooney film his second project in the Mediterranean.  The first film being 'The American' which was released on September 1, 2010.

Other projects in the pipeline for Clooney include 'The Ides of March' and 'Gravity' where he will star alongside Sandra Bullock.