MUMBAI: Rachel Weisz is in talks to star opposite Colin Firth in The Railway Man directed by Jonathan Teplitzky.

The 41-year-old will play the role of Patricia ‘Patti‘ Wallace, the second wife of Firth‘s character Eric Lomax, a second lieutenant in the Royal Corp of Signals who is captured by the Japanese army in Singapore during World War II.

The real life story is based on former army officer Eric‘s book which details his experiences as a prisoner of war, and how he set out decades later to track down his tormentors and exact some revenge. Patti was responsible for helping him to confront his fears and she also wrote to the man Eric held responsible for his torture.

Jeremy Irvine, known for his film War Horse will play a younger version of Firth‘s character during his time in captivity.