Daniel Barnz, the director of PHOEBE IN WONDERLAND, BEASTLY and WON’T BACK DOWN is all set for his next directorial outing in the form of the Jennifer Aniston starring CAKE. CAKE is based on a screenplay by Patrick Tobin which was vited onto 2013’s Blacklist. Sam Worthington and Anna Kendrick have now joined the project along with Chris Messina, Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy. Britt Robertson, Lucy Walters, Camille Mana, Manuel Garcia Rulfo and Marianne Jean-Baptiste.
Aniston stars as a woman dealing with a personal tragedy who finds unlikely inspiration after a fellow member of her chronic pain support group commits suicide. Kendrick will play Nina, the woman who commits suicide, while Worthington will take on the role of her husband, who Aniston begins to build a bond with. Although Kendrick will obviously be bowing out early, she’ll return as a ghost to taunt Aniston’s character Claire.
It sounds like a bizarre mix of comedy, drama and tragedy and will hopefully tick all the boxes. It will also be nice to see Aniston going for a more serious role perhaps reminiscent of her part in THE GOOD GIRL.
CAKE should be served sometime in 2015.
Source: The Wrap
