Angelina Jolie will star in an upcoming comedy, Anxious People.

The comedy “sees investment banker Zara (Jolie) begrudgingly find herself mingling with a group of strangers at an open house. When a reluctant bank robber inadvertently takes the group hostage, chaos and oversharing ensues, secrets are revealed and literally nothing goes according to plan. The movie is described as being “about a crime that never took place, a would-be bank robber who disappears into thin air, and eight extremely anxious strangers who find they have more in common than they ever imagined…Through an ingeniously constructed story, Anxious People explores the enduring power of friendship, forgiveness, and hope — the things that save us, even in the most anxious times.”

Marc Forster (A Man Called Otto, World War Z) directs from a script that David Magee (A Man Called Otto, Life of Pi, Finding Neverland) adapted from Fredrik Backman’s novel A Man Called Ove.

The film is being launched ahead of the Cannes market by Black Bear and Hope Studios.

Deadline first reported on Anxious People.