Deschanel, Banks, Mortimer to Play Rudd’s Sisters in ‘Idiot Brother’

Rashida Jones has also joined the cast of Jesse Peretz’s comedy, playing the “500 Days of Summer” star’s girlfriend

Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel and Emily Mortimer will play Paul Rudd’s three sisters in "My Idiot Brother," while Rudd’s "I Love You, Man" co-star Rashida Jones will play Deschanel’s girlfriend, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Jesse Peretz directs the comedy, which centers on an idealist (Rudd) dealing with his overbearing mother who wreaks havoc on the lives of her three ambitious daughters when she crashes at their respective homes.

Banks will play a single, career-driven woman who is about to get her big break in journalism after spending years writing about accessories at a fashion magazine.

Deschanel (left) will play a bisexual whose flakiness and lies are keeping her relationship with her caring, responsible girlfriend (Jones, right) from moving forward.

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