Jessica Yu has signed on to make the offbeat comic drama
The Cake Eaters, according to Variety.
The project, scripted by and starring Jayce Bartok, is set in small-town America over the course of two days, the contempo tale centers on two dysfunctional families thrown together by the return of one family's prodigal son, forcing the clans' members to battle old ghosts and work through emotional issues as they search for love at any cost.
Shooting for the movie is scheduled to begin next month in New York.