Dustin Hoffman Set to Make Directorial Debut with 'Quartet'

Academy Award-winner Dustin Hoffman is in the final stages of negotiations to direct his first film, a BBC comedy entitled 'Quartet', reports Deadline.com.

'Quartet' is based on a 1999 theatre comedy of the same name, penned by Ronald Hardwood. The plot centers around a retirement home for opera singers in England. Dame Maggie Smith and Albert Finney are said to be signing on for the project.

Veteran stage and actor Dustin Hoffman has starred in a slew of films and theatre productions. Broadway credits include 'The Merchant of Venice', 'Death of a Salesman', 'Jimmy Shine', 'The Subject Was Roses' and 'A Cook for Mr. General'. Hoffman's film credit include 'The Graduate', 'Midnight Cowboy', 'Straw Dogs', 'Rainman', 'Kramer vs. Kramer', 'Marathon Man', 'Wag the Dog', 'American Buffalo', 'Sleepers', 'Meet the Focker's and 'Last Chance Harvey'. For his work, Hoffman has won two Academy Awards (for 'Rainman' and 'Kramer vs. Kramer'), six Golden Globe Awards, three BAFTA's, an Emmy Award (for 'Dearth of a Salesman') and three Drama Desk Awards.