Daniels, O'Hara Join Sam Medes Comedy

Untitled: Sam Mendes comedy project

Jeff Daniels and Catherine O'Hara have joined the cast of helmer Sam Mendes' romantic comedy for Universal's Focus Features, which starts production this week in Connecticut.

The as-yet named film, which stars Maya Rudolph and John Krasinski, follows the journey of an expectant couple traveling the U.S. in search of the right place to put down their roots and raise a family. Mendes is directing off an original screenplay by Dave Eggers ("Where the Wild Things Are") and his wife, novelist Vendela Vida.