Angela Bassett joins wedding comedy "Broom"

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Angela Bassett will star alongside Paula Patton in "Jumping the Broom," a wedding-themed ensemble comedy.

Also joining the cast of the Columbia Pictures project are rapper/actor Romeo Miller and Laz Alonso.

"Broom" revolves around the clash of two black families from opposite ends of the socioeconomic spectrum meeting for the first time during a weekend wedding in Martha's Vineyard. Bassett will play Patton's mother, an heiress and a pillar of the Washington elite.

Miller plays Patton's cousin, a senior at Yale. Alonso will play Patton's love interest. Shooting begins soon in Nova Scotia. TV veteran Salim Akil ("Girlfriends") will direct.

Bassett just wrapped shooting "Green Lantern," playing Dr. Amanda Waller in the comic-book adaptation. She is casting her directorial debut, "United States," which is slated to go before cameras in the fall.