Filmmaking duo Joel and
Ethan Coen write, produce, and direct this dark comedy, which will serve as the second in a two-picture deal that the siblings made with Focus Features and Working Title. The first film in the deal, entitled
Burn After Reading and starring
Brad Pitt,
George Clooney, and
Frances McDormand, was set to go into production in the summer of 2007, with the production of A Serious Man scheduled to commence shortly thereafter. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide