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Aug. 6, 2010 / 1:37 PM

William Petersen to star in Tony Kaye film

William Peterson of TV's CSI participates in the Michael Douglas and Friends Charity Golf Tournament benefiting the Motion Picture and Television Fund, at the CASCATA Country Club in Boulder City Nevada, May 1, 2005..(UPI Photo/Roger Williams)

William Peterson of TV's CSI participates in the Michael Douglas and Friends Charity Golf Tournament benefiting the Motion Picture and Television Fund, at the CASCATA Country Club in Boulder City Nevada, May 1, 2005..(UPI Photo/Roger Williams) | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. actor William Petersen has signed on to co-star with Christina Hendricks and Lucy Liu in the film "Detachment."

The Hollywood Reporter said the movie will be his first screen role since he left "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" last year to find new challenges. He has since been working largely in theater.

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"American History X" director Tony Kaye recently started shooting the high-school-set drama "Detachment" in New York, the entertainment industry trade newspaper said.

The film is also to star Adrien Brody, Bryan Cranston, James Caan and Marcia Gay Harden.

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