His role as British movie star won't be a stretch.

HUGH GRANT has been tapped to star in 'Lost for Words,' a comedy about a British actor chosen to appear in a film by a prominent director, played by Chinese-born actress ZIYI ZHANG, Variety reports. 

In the Universal Pictures flick, Grant initially falls for the Chinese filmmaker's translator, but soon realizes the true object of his affection is the director herself. Comic conflict ensues when the translator is the only person who can communicate his true feelings, and she clearly has her own motives.