Principal photography will begin next week in South Florida on the independent feature Finding Joy, starring Josh Cooke, Liane Balaban, Barry Bostwick and Lainie Kazan. Carlo De Rosa is making his feature film directorial debut with Finding Joy, a comedy written by Shona Tuckman. The film is being produced by Richard DiPatri. The executive producer is Brad Tuckman.
Finding Joy is the delightfully offbeat story of a self-absorbed writer who is forced to move back home with his family when his luck and money run out. Longing to relive his glory days, he learns about happiness when he meets Joy, a spirited young woman who asks him to write her obituary.
Cooke is fresh off the ABC series Better with You and before that, Notes from the Underbelly. Balaban counts among her recent credits NCIS: Los Angeles, Covert Affairs and Last Chance Harvey. The always-busy Bostwick can currently be seen in Cougar Town while Kazan had two recurring roles last season alone on both Desperate Housewives and ‘Til Death.