Weaver, Reilly and Shawkat are going to "Cedar Rapids"

By Siewaun
Reference: Variety

Sigourney Weaver, John C. Reilly and Alia Shawkat are starring in Fox Searchlight's comedy "Cedar Rapids," alongside Ed Helms and Anne Heche. According to Variety, Weaver is to play Helms' former seventh-grade teacher.

Movie is about a small-town Wisconsin insurance agent (Helms) who goes to an insurance convention to try to save the jobs of his fellow workers.

Director Miguel Arteta, who is best known for directing comedy thriller "Chuck & Buck" in 2000, will direct "Cedar Rapids" from the script written by Phil Johnston.

Alexander Payne will be producing the comedy with his Ad Hominem Enterprises partners, Jim Taylor and Jim Burke.