Ron Livingston ("Office Space," "Time Traveler's Wife") has joined the cast of the comedy "Dinner for Schmucks" for Paramount Pictures says Variety.

An adaptation of Francis Veber's "Le dinner de cons", the story follows a group of bourgeois friends regularly invite the biggest schmucks to dinner to ridicule them.

Livingston joins a major cast list that includes Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Lucy Punch, Zach Galifianakis, Stephanie Szostak, Bruce Greenwood, David Walliams and Octavia Spencer.

Jay Roach ("Austin Powers," "Meet the Parents") directs the film which is currently in production. Set photos of Paul Rudd shooting scenes for the film are up at Spoiler TV.