Actor Dustin Hoffman is reportedly set to direct his first film.

The 'Graduate' star is in negotiations to helm new film 'Quartet', reports the Daily Star.

The story is based on a 1999 play of the same name, about a retirement home for opera singers.

According to the Daily Mail newspaper, Dame Maggie Smith and Albert Finney are set to star in the film.

The shooting is scheduled to start later this year.

Hoffman has been acknowledged as an uncredited director of 1978 film 'Straight Time', even though he has never officially directed a movie. (ANI)