Paul Rudd, Evan Peters, Paul Giamatti, Tatiana Maslany, John Turturro Cast in Tom Mccarthy's Next Film

Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), Evan Peters (American Horror Story), Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers), Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), and John Turturro (Severance) have signed on to star in "Spotlight” writer-director Tom McCarthy's next film.

The cast also includes Oscar nominees Amy Ryan (Birdman), and Actor Award nominee Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty).

Principal photography begins next month on the untitled project, which is described as a “darkly comic drama”. SPC will release domestically.

Based on Nathaniel Rich’s book "Losing Earth," the true story is “set at a beachside resort in Florida in 1980, when twenty experts gather for a weekend conference on a global issue that is starting to gain traction: the effects of Co2 emissions on the climate. The group of scientists, activists, and policymakers have one simple mandate from Congress — write a statement about what to do. Easier said than done.”

Adapted by Thomas Bidegan, Noé Debré, and McCarthy, the movie is dedicated to the late Steve Golin.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are among exec producers. Department heads include director of photography Stuart Dryburgh (The Piano), production designer John Goldsmith (A Most Violent Year), costume designer Melissa Toth (Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind), editor Jane Rizzo (Succession), and casting director Allison Estrin (Billions).

The project is being produced by Jonathan King, David Levine for Anonymous Content, Jim Whitaker, Rae Baron, and McCarthy for Slow Pony. Jonathan Schwartz, Nick Shumaker, and Bard Dorros of Anonymous Content serve as producers alongside Mary Aloe of Aloe Entertainment.

Executive producers include Alex Gibney, Wendy Schmidt, Richard Perello, and Robert Kessel for Jigsaw Productions; Damon and Affleck for Artists Equity; Alex Lebovici for Hammerstone Studios; Thomas Bidegan, Noé Debré, and Nathaniel Rich; Billy James Parrott; Laurene Powell Jobs and Davis Guggenheim for Concordia; Andrew Lauren and Blye Faust on behalf of Andrew Lauren Productions; Rob Rosenheck for Galisteo Media.