Tony Award-winning actor Lois Smith has signed on to appear in the upcoming feature film "Outside of Cleveland," directed by filmmaker Colin West.

Smith's extensive acting career includes her debut in the 1955 movie "East of Eden" alongside James Dean, as well as subsequent film credits in "Five Easy Pieces," "Twister," "Minority Report," "Dead Man Walking," "Lady Bird," and "The French Dispatch."

Additional information regarding the project's plot, release timeline, and remaining cast members is expected to be released as development on the production continues.