Oscar nominee Virginia Madsen (Sideways), Jake Weber (Medium, Dawn of the Dead), Will Patton (Horizon: An American Saga Chapter I & II, Halloween), Jon Tenney (The Green Lantern, Major Crimes) and Wes Chatham (SyFy’s The Expanse, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I and II) are set to star in director James C.E. Burke‘s dark comedy feature The Ice at the Bottom of the World.

Rounding out the cast are Seth Numrich (Under the Banner of Heaven, The Boroughs), Emily DeForest (The Blind) and Elise Eberle (Shameless, Salem).

Cameras are currently rolling on the movie in Virginia’s Mathews and Gloucester counties. Madsen is represented by Buchwald and Untitled, Weber by Framework, Patton by IAG and Grand View Management, Tenney by Gersh and Link, Chatham by Gersh and Brecheen Feldman Breimer Silver Thompson, LLP, Numrich by Innovative and Principal Entertainment LA, DeForest by Innovative and Authentic Talent and Literary Management and Eberle by Paradigm.

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Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden, Academy Award nominee Virginia Madsen, Paris Jackson and Skeet Ulrich are among the latest to join the ensemble cast of Catherine Hardwicke‘s “Street Smart.”

Skylar Astin, Sally Struthers and Tyson Ritter have also signed on to the feature, which centers on a group of unhoused young adults in Venice, Calif., and the eccentric characters they interact with.

They join previously announced stars Isabelle Fuhrman, Yara Shahidi, Michael Cimino, Daniel Zovatto, Kaitlyn Kemp, Miles McKenna, Sylvester Powell, Harvey Guillén and pro skateboarder Isiah Hilt. Colleen Camp, Rio Mangini, Bevin Bru and JJ Green board the project in supporting roles.

Hardwicke co-wrote the drama with New York Times best-selling author and screenwriter Nic Sheff (“13 Reasons Why,” “Tweak”), which is said to offer a “gripping” look into the lives of the lively group who “come together with humor and a bit of Robin Hood-style larceny, forging unbreakable bonds and redefining what it means to be a family.” Production recently wrapped in Los Angeles.

“Street Smart” is produced by Poster Child Pictures’ Natalie Marciano, New Dimensions’ Jamie R. Thompson and Hardwicke. Executive producers include Gerard Butler & Alan Siegel of G-BASE, Jamie Marshall, Furhman, Zovatto, David Lasky, Michael Arata and Rebel Entertainment’s Rock Jacobs & Batia Parnass.

The cast of Sideways have gathered together in honour of the 20th anniversary of their iconic movie about wine tasting. Virginia Madsen, Paul Giamatti, Sandra Oh and Thomas Haden Church attended a special screening of their 2004 film in Westwood, California on the weekend.

The four starred in the film about two friends who embark on a bachelor’s trip to Santa Ynez Valley for a wine-tasting tour and cross paths with two local women. Directed by Alexander Payne, the movie was based on the book by Rex Pickett and went on to win the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. It was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor for Church and Best Supporting Actress for Madsen.