Jimmy Fallon and Sharon Stone have committed to star in the indie drama "Eliot Rockett".
Based on short stories by Ethan Canin, Fallon will play a man devoted to his work but unable to commit to his girlfriend or anything else in his personal life.
He returns to his hometown after his estranged father suffers a stroke. Stone will play his mother, a central figure in his dysfunctional past.
Variety indicates that the project is the feature directing debut of Patrick Sisam, who wrote the script with Rick Velleu. Shooting begins in February.
Fallon also has made a deal with Universal Pictures to star in an untitled comedy he hatched and will co-write. Project is a potential directing vehicle for Tom Shadyac ("Evan Almighty").
