Blair takes on lesbian teacher role

Cruel Intentions star Selma Blair is in final negotiations to play a lesbian high school teacher romantically involved with a student in the black comedy Driving Lessons.

Madeline Zima, who plays David Duchovny's underage fling in Showtime's Californication, has enrolled as Blair's love interest.

Blair famously shared an on-screen kiss with Sarah Michelle Gellar in Cruel Intentions, winning an MTV award for best kiss.

Driving Lessons revolves around a woman (Hope Davis) given a second shot at her unhappy marriage after losing her memory.

It conveniently helps her forget an interracial affair with her burly neighbour Simon (Chi McBride).

Dermot Mulroney plays her husband, and Max Thieriot her religious, right-wing son.