Jeff Daniels has signed on to star opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the dramatic thriller
The Lookout, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The story centers on a mentally impaired former athlete (Gordon-Levitt) who works as a janitor at a bank and gets sucked into a heist. Daniels will play Lewis Canfield, a blind ex-biker who becomes an unwilling participant in the heist.
Scott Frank, who wrote the screenplay, will make his directorial debut. Shooting is scheduled to begin in the spring in Canada.