Cloris Leachman, John Heard & More Join Cast of Road Trip Drama SO B. IT

Variety reports that John Heard, Cloris Leachman, Jacinda Barrett, Dash Mihok and Jessica Collins have signed on to the upcoming road trip drama SO B. IT. The actors join previously announced cast members Alfre Woodard and Talitha Bateman in the big screen adaptation of Sarah Weeks' young adult novel.

Stephen Gyllenhaal will direct the film which follows "the journey of a 12-year-old girl (Bateman) who decides to take a solo cross-country trip and leave the safety of her home life with her mentally challenged mother (Collins) and agoraphobic neighbor, portrayed by Woodard."

Production is set to get underway on July 13 in Los Angeles.

Cloris Leachman originated the role of Frau Blucher in Mel Brooks' classic film Young Frankenstein. She won an Oscar for 1971's The Last Picture Show, and has won eight Emmy Awards, with one for "Malcolm in the Middle" being her latest. She famously played Phyllis on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," and her many Broadway credits include A Touch of the Poet, King of Hearts and As You Like It.