Abigail Breslin, Elisabeth Shue board 'Janie Jones'

Alessandro Nivola, Elisabeth Shue, Abigail Breslin, Frank Whaley, Brittany Snow, Peter Stormare and Joel David Moore have joined the cast of David M. Rosenthal's upcoming indie drama "Janie Jones."

The Hollywood Reporter says Breslin is set for the lead role, a young girl who's abandoned by her drug-addicted mom (Shue) at a concert and tells a fading rock singer (Nivola) she's his daughter.

Rosenthal's credits include the 2004 comedy "See This Movie" with John Cho and Seth Meyers. As for Bresling, she recently starred in "My Sister's Keeper" and will soon be seen in a different genre film: "Zombieland" with Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg.

Shue recently appeared in "Gracie" and "Hamlet 2." She's got "Piranha 3-D" coming up soon. Finally, Nivola, who played a side character in "Goal II: Living the Dream," will soon be seen in "Coco avant Chanel."