Thesps subscribe to 'Long Time Gone'

EXCLUSIVE: "Hellcats" star Aly Michalka, model-switched-actor Travis Fimmel and "Californication" thesp Madeline Zima have became a member of the cast of Smokewood Entertainment's "Very Long Time Gone.""Precious" producer Sarah Siegel-Magness makes her directorial debut using the pic, which stars Meg Ryan like a lady who suffers a nervous breakdown after her cheating husband leaves her. Zach Gilford and Graham Rogers co-star as her two sons who, together with the latter's live-in girlfriend (Amanda Crew), make an effort to comfort Ryan in her own duration of need.Michalka will have Janine, a nearby girl who visited senior high school with Rogers and finds herself drawn to him despite as being a couple of years older.Fimmel will have Shaun, a smart Grateful Dead fan who sells pot to Rogers, while Zima will have Annie, an serious hippie who works in a food co-op and will get repaired with Gilford.Karen McCullah ("The Home Bunny") authored the script, which is dependant on April Stevens' novel "Angel, Angel." Scribe will even produce with Bobbi Sue Luther and Gary Magness, while Andrew Sugerman and Seth Jaret will professional produce.Production will begin the following month in La.Michalka, who started about the Disney Channel's "Phil for the future,Inch lately made an appearance within the Screen Gems photos "Easy A" and "The Roommate." She's repped by CAA and Prospect Park.Fimmel lately shot the Forex pilot "Outlaw Country" and can soon be observed in the indie "The Baytown Disco." He's repped by Paradigm and Management 360.Zima, who's most widely known for playing mischievous Mia on Showtime's "Californication," lately wrapped the indies "Crazy Eyes" and "Lake Effects." She's repped by UTA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com