VIDEO : Amanda Seyfried, Shirley MacLaine to Star in 'The Last Word'

Shirley MacLaine and Amanda Seyfried are teaming up to star in 'The Last Word.' According to The Hollywood Reporter, the comedic drama will be directed by Mark Pellington. Financier Myriad will begin sales on the film at the Toronto Film Festival. MacLaine will play a controlling woman who wants to pre-write her obituary and is teamed up with a young writer at a local paper. The writer, however, wants to find out the real story. The reluctant partners thus begin a journey that will reawaken the older woman?s passion for life.