"Hollywood Reporter reports that David Duchovny will star opposite Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro in the DreamWorks Pictures drama Things We Lost in the Fire.

Written by Allan Loeb, the story centers on a woman (Berry) whose husband (Duchovny) suddenly dies. The woman invites her husband's troubled best friend (Del Toro) to live with her family, and as the friend turns his life around, he helps the grief-stricken family confront their loss. Duchovny will appear in flashbacks.

Dogme helmer Susanne Bier (Open Hearts) will direct the film, which is scheduled to start filming next month.

Sam Mendes and Sam Mercer are producing, with Pippa Harris co-producing."