Kevin Spacey to Star in Comedy 'Nine Lives' From 'Men in Black' Director

“I thought, ‘Well, if you’re ever going to do [TV], this is the way to do it.’ It could all turn out to be the big bang that nobody heard around the world, but it felt to me like it was worth every ounce of risk,” says Spacey of signing on to do House of Cards for Netflix. He was photographed March 10 at Blixseth Mountain Park in Rancho Mirage, Calif.

The EuropaCorp film was written by Daniel Antoniazzi and Ben Shiffrin.

Kevin Spacey has signed a deal as the lead in Nine Lives, a comedy from EuropaCorp, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

The film is set to be helmed by Men in Black director Barry Sonnenfeld from a script by Daniel Antoniazzi and Ben Shiffrin.

The plot revolves around a man who becomes trapped in the body of a cat.

The deal arrives days after Spacey's Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globes honors for his dramatic turn in Netflix's House of Cards.

The actor is currently shooting Elvis & Nixon, in which he will portray President Richard Nixon.

He is repped by CAA, Joanne Horowitz Management and Hansen Jacobson Teller.

TheWrap first reported the deal.