Washington (ANI): Actress Drew Barrymore has signed on to star in New Line's romantic comedy Going the Distance opposite Justin Long. Going the Distance, to be directed by Nanette Burstein, is an observational comedy about a young couple navigating their way through the perils of a long distance relationship who quickly discover that "going the distance" might cost them everything they have, including one another.

The film is being produced by Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot via their Offspring Entertainment shingle, reports Variety. Going the Distance, penned by tyro writer Geoff LaTulippe, reunites Barrymore and Long, who starred in New Line's He's Just Not That Into You.