Director George C. Wolfe just landed actress Hilary Swank to star his adaptation of the novel You’re Not You. The book was the very first novel by Michelle Wildgen. Wolfe also directed The Devil Wears Prada and Nights in Rodanthe.

Wildgen’s book follows her main character, “Bec”, who will be acted by Swank. Bec sleeping with her married professor during the summer of her junior year at college. She has lost focus, interest, and direction. Soon, Bec finds herself in a job as caretaker for Kate, a thirty-six-year-old woman with ALS.

In a way, the flavor of Devil Wears Prada is evident. You see, before Kate was assaulted by her disease, she was quite the high powered gal. She was an advertising executive and a world class chef. Kate begins to give some of her sass to the younger Bec.

This would sound wonderful, except Bec’s dedication and attention to Kate still has got her college classes suffering and has a domino effect upon Kate’s marriage. Bec will soon have to decide between her two lifestyles.

On of the difficulties for Bec is the way she seems to be taking on Kate’s husband’s usual roles in Kate’s life.

Swank is planning to add producing to her role as star for You’re not You, via her company, 2S Banner, along with partners Molly Smith, Denise Di Novi and Alison Greenspan. Filming begins in Los Angeles this November.

Swank films have dwindled to about one a year lately. she starred as Amelia in 2009 and was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for Conviction, which was a great crime thriller drama pairing her with Sam Rockwell. The Resident was a creepy thriller from 2011, where her co-star Jeffrey Dean Morgan is both sexy and terrifying. Her last film was New Year’s Eve.