According to Variety Christine Baranski is joining Sony Picture's Bounty Hunter which stars Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler.

The film is being directed by Andy Tennant (Hitch) from a script by Sarah Thorp.

The film follows a bounty hunter who gets hired to find his ex-wife (Aniston), who has recently jumped bail. Baranski will be playing Aniston's mom in the film.

Neal Moritz is producing this project via his company Original Films. The film is currently shooting.

The Bounty Hunter was released March 19th, 2010 and stars Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler, Gio Perez, Joel Garland, Jason Kolotouros, Matt Malloy, Jason Sudeikis, Adam Rose. The film is directed by Andy Tennant.