According to The Hollywood Reporter, Maria Bello, Emily Blunt, Kevin Zegers, Hugh Dancy, Maggie Grace, Amy Brenneman and Jimmy Smits are lining up to star in THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB, Robin Swicord's adaptation of the Karen Joy Fowler novel.

John Calley and Mockingbird Pictures' Julie Lynn are producing the ensemble drama, which Sony Pictures Classics is expected to distribute.

The story revolves around a California-based group of women and one man who form a club that meets periodically to discuss Jane Austen novels. As they meet, their lives unfold, with marriages being tested, affairs beginning, unsuitable arrangements becoming suitable and love happening.

Brenneman will play Sylvia, whose husband Daniel (Smits) leaves her after 32 years of marriage. Bello will play Jocelyn, her best friend who never married. Zegers will play an oversexed teen who gets involved with one of the club's members, while Blunt will portray Prudie, a teacher with a worthy husband but is nagged by fantasies of sex with other men. Grace will play the lesbian daughter of Sylvia and Daniel, while Dancy is Grigg, a sci-fi fan and computer whiz.

The movie is scheduled to begin shooting Wednesday in Los Angeles, reports the trade.