Jennifer Aniston is joining Owen Wilson in Peter Bogdanovich's comedy "She's Funny That Way," Red Granite Pictures announced in Berlin.
She will play a therapist with a mother in rehab for alcoholism in the Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach-produced film following a married Broadway director (Wilson) who falls for a prostitute-turned-actress, then helps advance her career.
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Jason Schwartzman, Cybil Shepherd, Eugene Levy, Kathryn Hahn and Brie Larson co-star in the comedy (also known as "Squirrels to Nuts") written by Bogdanovich and Louise Stratten.
Red Granite International, the foreign sales arm of LA-based Red Granite Pictures, will handle international sales of the film. They announced the casting on Sunday.
Production is scheduled to start in New York City in June.