MUMBAI: Hugh Jackman will star and co-produce a new comedy film Avon Man, which has been acquired by 20th Century Fox.

Jackman will co-produce with Seed Productions partner John Palermo and Krasnoff Foster Entertainment’s Gary Foster.

Avon Man will be written by Kevin Bisch (Hitch). The story revolves around a group of former auto dealership employees, who find a new way of making money when one man is recruited into becoming an Avon salesman.