Christopher Meloni (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) and James Franco (Spider-Man 3) have been cast opposite Diane Lane and Richard Gere in Warner Bros. Pictures' Nights in Rodanthe, according to The Hollywood Reporter. George Wolfe is directing the romantic drama, which is being produced by Denise Di Novi.

An adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel, the story sees a doctor (Gere) stop at an inn in North Carolina while traveling to reconcile with his estranged son. At the beach town, the doctor has a life-changing romance with an unhappily married woman (Lane). Ken Hixon and Ann Peacock worked on the screenplay.

Meloni is playing the role of Lane's husband, while Franco plays Gere's estranged son.

Doug Claybourne, Alison Greenspan, Dana Goldberg and Bruce Berman are exec producing the movie, which is a Village Roadshow co-production.

Nights in Rodanthe was released September 26th, 2008 and stars Diane Lane, Richard Gere, Christopher Meloni, Viola Davis, Becky Ann Baker, Scott Glenn, Linda Molloy, Pablo Schreiber. The film is directed by George C. Wolfe.