Ben Kingsley in Suspect Zero (2004)

Melbourne, Oct 28: Thespians Ben Kingsley and Emily Mortimer have joined the cast of Number Thirteen opposite Dan Fogler and Ewan McGregor.

In the movie, Fogler plays a young Alfred Hitchcock as he tried to make Number Thirteen, the first film he never completed, reports Moviehole.net.

In the fictional storyline, the director becomes involved in his own dilemma involving romance and murder.

Chase Palmer wrote the script and will make his directorial debut on the project.

The shooting is expected to begin by early next year.

Kingsley next stars in The Last Legion with Colin Firth, whereas Mortimer's upcoming credits include Chaos Theory with Ryan Reynolds and Lars and the Real Girl with Ryan Gosling. (ANI)