'Scrubs' star Zach Braff is start directing his feature debut
Large's Ark on April 23, according to
Variety.
Braff, who also wrote the script, will star alongside Natalie Portman and Ian Holm, with Peter Sarsgaard negotiating to join them. Braff impressed Portman enough that she agreed to fit the picture in before shooting the third '
Star Wars' prequel this summer.
'Ark' revolves around a young man who returns home for his mom's funeral after being estranged from his family for a decade.