Black Ties

Vincent Cassel Winona Ryder, and Barbara Hershey are joing the cast of Darren Aronofsky's thriller "Black Swan," says the folks over at /Film.

The story centers on veteran ballerina Nina (Natalie Portman) who finds herself locked in a competitive situation with a rival dancer named Lilly (Mila Kunis), with the stakes and twists increasing as the dancers approach the ballet school's next big production, a new version of "Swan Lake". The veteran however is unsure if the rival is a supernatural apparition or if she herself is simply having delusions.

Ryder plays the outgoing lead ballerina whose role everyone is vying for, Cassel will play the production's sinister director, and Hershey will play Nina's mother-- (a role she has taken from Meryl Streep who had been previously been eyed for the role).

The film will start production in New York City shortly even as distribution has yet to be locked down on the pic.