Weaver Hearts "Body Art"

Screen Daily reports that Sigourney Weaver has joined the cast of "Body Art".

Based on author Don DeLillo's novella "The Body Artist" the story follows a woman (Isabelle Huppert) who, grieving after her husband's suicide, discovers that a stranger is living in her upstairs room - a man who may or may not be real.

Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino ("I Am Love") will direct the project and adapt the script from DeLillo's novella "The Body Artist."

Denis Lavant and director David Cronenberg also star.

Paolo Branco will produce the film.

 Productiom begins in Portugal in the summer.