Philip Seymour HoffmanPhilip Seymour Hoffman has signed on to star in the dramedy
The Savages, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
He will join Laura Linney in the film, which will be directed by Tamara Jenkins, who also wrote the screenplay. The film revolves around a pair of adult siblings (Hoffman, Linney) who are obliged to care for their estranged and ailing elderly father who never took care of them. As they do, they confront the legacy of their upbringing and the realities of familial responsibility.