James Marsden, Wes Bentley and Joan Cusack Round Out Cast of Wiig Pic
James Marsden, Wes Bentley, Joan Cusack and Alan Tudyk have joined the cast of “Welcome to Me” starring Kristen Wiig.
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Robbins and Linda Cardellini also star. Shira Piven is directing from a script by Eliot Laurence.
The story follows a women who suffers from dissociative personality disorder and wins the lottery only to decide to spend her money on a cable access talk show about herself. The show reflects her larger-than-life personality and obsession with wanting to be famous, even if it means alienating her friends and family in the process.
Wiig will also produce along with Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Jessica Elbaum for Gary Sanchez and Aaron L. Gilbert and Marina Grasic for Bron Studios.
The WME and Authentic Talent and Literary Management-repped Marsden can be seen next in “The Butler” as John F. Kennedy. Bentley, who is repped by WME and Untitled Entertainment, just signed on to Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar.”
Cusack is repped by WME and was last seen in Summit’s “The Perks of Being a Wallflower.” Tudyk was last seen in Legendary’s “42″ and is repped by Gersh.
Source: Variety.com