With Sarah Jessica Parker already set to star, the film adaptation "I Don't Know How She Does It" has added some more talent to the mix, bringing on a crop of TV talent to the cast.
Christina Hendricks ("Mad Men"), Olivia Munn ("The Daily Show") and Seth Meyers ("SNL") have joined the cast of the film adaptation of author Allison Pearson's chick lit novel "I Don't Know How She Does It" according to The Los Angeles Times.
The first-person comedic novel follows a high-powered financial worker (Parker) who is the mother of two children and trying to balance the various competing elements of her life.
Hendricks is in final negotiations for the part and is set to play a friend of Parker's character.
The actress is best known for her role as Joan Holloway on AMC's acclaimed series "Mad Men." Munn, who is slated to play a colleague of Parker's character, is the TV personality from G4's "Attack of the Show" and Comedy Central's "The Daily Show;" which she joined earlier this year. Munn has recently been working on more film roles, recently playing a part in "Iron Man 2".
Meyers joins an already stacked male cast with Pierce Brosnan and Kelsey Grammer also starring.
The book was a best seller in both England as well as the United States, and with the addition of the three actors, the project should broaden its appeal. It's great to see Hendricks's starting to branch out to more work, because she has been one of the steadiest and most promising actors throughout her four seasons on "Mad Men" and it will be great to see her in another role.
Anyone who is a fan of "The Daily Show" knows how funny Munn can be, and she should be the perfect compliment to Sarah Jessica Parker in the film. The rest of the cast is fantastic as well, and with all that talent involved this could be one of the sleeper romantic comedy hits once it's released, much like "The Proposal" was last year.
Douglas McGrath, who previously helmed "Infamous", directs and shooting is set to kick off in January.
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