Tobey set to interview Irrfan

Spider-Man star Tobey Maguire will join Indian actor Irrfan Khan and Tabu in Ang Lee’s movie adaptation of Yann Martell’s bestselling novel, Life of Pi.

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star Tobey Maguire will join Indian actor Irrfan Khan and Tabu in Ang Lee’s movie adaptation of Yann Martell’s bestselling novel,

Life of Pi

. The American star will play a scribe in a small role, who interviews the grown-up Pi. The story centres on a 16-year-old Indian boy, played by Suraj Sharma, whose passage to America aboard a freighter ends in a shipwreck in the Pacific. Irrfan, best known for his roles in

A Mighty Heart

and

Slumdog Millionaire

, is playing the adult Pi, who is being interviewed by a reporter.