Adult film superstar Sasha Grey has landed her second mainstream movie role after her impressive dramatic debut in Steven Soderbergh's "The Girlfriend Experience."
Grey will join Thomas Jane, Jeremy Piven and Rob Lowe in Mark Pellington's low-budget drama "I Melt With You," the actress' manager has confirmed to TheWrap.
The film follows a group of college buddies who look within themselves and find emptiness when they have their annual summer reunion as adults. They decide to resurrect a pact they vowed to live, die and kill by.
Grey will play Raven, a free spirit who helps one of the men realize that nirvana can only be achieved by death.
Additionally, Zander Eckhouse, Abhi Sinha and Arielle Kebbel have joined the cast, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Eckhouse will play Grey's idealistic writer boyfriend, while Sinha will play a medical student. Kebbell ("The Uninvited") will co-star as a young hostess.
Glen Porter co-wrote the script with Pellington, who recently released a poetic five-minute monologue delivered by Jane that gives some indication of the dark tone of the film.
Jane will exec produce with Neil LaBute, Aaron Gilbert and Heidi Levitt, while Lowe will produce with Rob Cowan and Norman Reiss.
Production begins in North Carolina next month, but Grey will share the screen with Piven well before then.
As of Sunday, the actress can be seen in a recurring guest spot in which she will play herself on HBO's "Entourage." She is represented by Brian Levy at New School Media, while ICM and Management 360 represent Kebbel.
Eckhouse currently stars opposite Nikki Blonsky in ABC Family's new series "Huge." He is represented by Main Title Entertainment.
Sinha next appears in David Fincher's "The Social Network." He is also represented by Main Title, as well as Rebel Entertainment.
