Having explored the murky underworld of Paris, Liam Neeson is going the drama route along with Jenniffer Connelly as they are now slated to appear in What’s Wrong With Virginia for Tick Tock Studios.

Written by Oscar-winning scribe Dustin Lance Black (Milk), the film will see Connelly play a charming, but psychologically disturbed mother of a 16-year old son. Her 20-year clandestine love with a sheriff (played by Neeson), who is running for the state senate, is tested when her son begins a relationship with his daughter.

The project marks Black’s directorial debut. Shooting starts later this summer in Michigan.