Jones, Parsons, Huston join 'Big Year'

Rashida Jones, Jim Parsons and Angelica Huston have joined upcoming feature The Big Year.

Marley & Me director David Frankel is directing the movie, scripted by Howard Franklin, reports Variety.

The film is based on a book by Mark Obmascik, about three men in a birding competition. The three lead characters will be played by Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson.

Huston will play a competitive bird-watcher and Jones will play Black's love interest, while Parsons has signed to portray a bird-watching blogger.

Rosamund Pike, JoBeth Williams, Brian Dennehy, Dianne Wiest and Anthony Anderson have also joined the cast.