Timothy Hutton, Mira Sorvino, Dana Delany, Stockard Channing and Mario Van Peebles will star in ensemble drama "Multiple Sarcasms," set in New York City circa 1979 and produced and directed by Brooks Branch reports Variety.

Script, co-penned by Linda Morris, follows a man stumbling through a series of midlife missteps and deciding to write a play based on his relationships with the women in his life. Just as the play becomes wildly successful, his real life collapses.

Branch previously served as head of the creative division of licensing for Paramount. The $2.5 million film is financed by Seattle-area investors. Lensing will take place in New York.