Paris Hilton, Allison Janney, Charlotte Rampling, Ciaran Hinds and Paul Reubens have been cast.NewsDaily: Paris Hilton Joins Indie Filmmaker's Dark Comedy (November 12, 2008)

• Happiness starred Philip Seymour Hoffman as a phone sex pervert and Dylan Baker as a psychiatrist who starts to experience pedophiliac urges. Variety described the sequel's storyline as "a group of struggling individuals struggling to find a place for themselves in an unpredictable and volatile world."

Although Happiness originally received an NC-17 rating for themes of child molestation and rape, it was eventually released unrated.Variety: Solondz off to Werc Werk Works (August 28, 2008)

• 1995: Welcome to the Dollhouse won an award at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film FestivalThe Believer: Todd Solondz (February 2005)
• 1998: Happiness won the International Critics Prize at the Cannes International Film FestivalThe Believer: Todd Solondz (February 2005) and nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
• 2001: Storytelling premiered at Cannes The Believer: Todd Solondz (February 2005)
• 2004: Palindromes premiered at Venice International Film FestivalThe Believer: Todd Solondz (February 2005)