Paul Dano (“There Will Be Blood,” “Where The Wild Things Are”) is set to star in the upcoming indie drama “For Ellen.”

So Young Kim (“In Between Days”) is directing based on his screenplay, about a struggling indie rock musician who returns to the small Midwestern town he came from to deal with a divorce after a horrific car accident.

Jon Heder is also onboard to play a supporting role.

Jen Gatien and Bradley Rust Gray are producing the project, which will begin shooting this month in upstate New York. Dano, alongside Dave Berlin and Tricia Quick, will be executive produciong “For Ellen.”

Stay tuned for more on “For Ellen” right here at Shockya.com.

By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Variety.com)