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Cloris Leachman, John Cusack Set for Adult World Film

Cloris Leachman is to appear in director Scott Coffey’s upcoming film Adult World, according to Deadline.com.

Leachman will play the owner of the erotic bookstore that is the only place that Amy Anderson, an aspiring young writer, can get a job.

Adult World‘s script is by Andrew Cochran. The cast will also feature John Cusack, Evan Peters, and Emma Roberts.

Leachman’s stage credits include As You Like It, South Pacific, A Story for a Sunday Evening (which earned her a Theater World Award), The Crucible, Sunday Breakfast, and King of Hearts, as well as her one-woman show, Cloris.

Her film and television credits include Young Frankenstein, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Dancing with the Stars. She is also the author of the autobiography Cloris.