Forest Whitaker, Kate Beckinsale, Guy Pearce and Dakota Fanning will headline the ensemble drama "Winged Creatures" reports Variety.

The film's an adaptation of Roy Freirich's debut novel about survivors of a brutal restaurant murder who are left to divine their own individual paths to understanding their mortality and connection to society.

Rowan Woods ("Little Fish") is attached to direct, with shooting expected to start March 19th. Robert Salerno ("21 Grams") will produce.