Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman to star in Jay Roach's The Roses

Searchlight Pictures is all set to produce the reimagining of the 1989 classic The War of the Roses, titled The Roses. Set to be helmed by Jay Roach, the film has Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman playing lead roles.

The description of the dark-comedy film reads, "Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Theo (Cumberbatch) and Ivy (Colman): successful careers, great kids, an enviable sex life. But underneath the façade of the perfect family is a tinderbox of competition and resentment that’s ignited when Theo’s professional dreams come crashing down." The Roses is currently in development."

The first adaptation of Warren Adler's The War of the Roses was helmed by Danny DeVito in 1989 and starred Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in lead roles. The film, backed by 20th Century Fox, received three Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations.

The script for The Roses has been penned by Tony McNamara, who recently worked on Poor Things. Cumberbatch also produces under his SunnyMarch banner along with Leah Clarke and Adam Ackland, Colman, Ed Sinclair and Tom Carver, Roach and Michelle Graham.