Katie Holmes making directorial debut with All We Had

Actress Katie Holmes is set to make her directorial debut with a movie adaptation of author Annie Weatherwax's novel All We Had.

The Batman Begins star picked up the film rights to the book, about a struggling single mum who finds herself stranded in a quirky little town with her teenage daughter, in July (14) and now she is taking full charge of the project.

The Fault In Our Stars screenwriter Josh Boone will pen the script, while Robert De Niro's filmmaking partner Jane Rosenthal will co-produce alongside Holmes.

Confirming the news in a statement, Holmes writes, "I am very excited and honored to be collaborating with Jane and Josh on this project and look so forward to bringing Annie's incredible characters to the screen."