Dennis Quaid, Rachel Weisz, and Thomas Haden Church are set to star in the dramedy, Smart People for Groundswell Productions.

Noam Murro will be taking the helm; Mark Poirier is writing the script, both their feature film debuts. The Hollywood Reporter says Smart People centers on a recently widowed professor (Quaid) who must juggle a new love (Weisz), a failing career and an unexpected visit from his adopted brother (Church).

Smart People is scheduled to start production November 6th in Pittsburgh.