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Blair Underwood, Alicia Silverstone, Darren Goldberg and Rita Wilson have also boarded the project, reports Variety.
The film's story centres on a boy (Highmore) who hates doing his homework and begins an unexpected friendship with a girl (Roberts) he's secretly in love with.
Gavin Wiesen is directing the venture.
The movie is currently under production in New York.
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