CBS Films has set Brendan Fraser to star opposite Harrison Ford in a medical drama which will mark the studio's first movie.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fraser will play John Crowley, the father of two children who were diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder for which he's told there is no cure. Unbowed, he seeks out the help of an experimental and sometimes irascible doctor (Ford) who works to find a way to save the children's lives. The roles of Fraser's wife and kids have not been cast in what CBS is calling its untitled Crowley project.

Michael Shamberg, Stacy Sher and Carla Shamberg will produce via their Double Features banner. Robert Nelson Jacobs penned the screenplay based on Geeta Anand's book "The Cure," and Tom Vaughan (What Happens in Vegas) is directing. The tale is inspired by a true story.

CBS Films chief Amy Baer oversaw development of the project at Sony and said she was drawn to its resonance. "It's an inspirational drama with universally relatable themes," she said. "It's the kind of story where, like an Erin Brockovich or a The Pursuit of Happyness, people want to go on the journey because they want to accomplish that for themselves."

Production has been set with an early April start date.