Mark Isham has been hired to score the drama pilot Once Upon a Time. The project centers on a woman with a troubled past who is drawn into a small town in Maine where the magic and mystery of Fairy Tales just may be real. The pilot’s cast includes Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White, Robert Carlyle as Rumpelstiltskin, Lana Parrilla as the Evil Queen and Josh Dallas as Prince Charming. Jennifer Morrison, Jamie Dornan and Jared Gilmore are co-starring. Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis who are best known as writers on Lost and last year’s Tron: Legacy wrote the pilot and will be serving as executive producers on the project. Damon Lindelof (Lost) acts as a consulting producer and Mark Mylod (Ali G Indahouse, the upcoming comedy What’s Your Number?) is directing the pilot. Once Upon a Time is produced by ABC Studios and will be airing on ABC next TV season if it gets picked up to series.
In related news, the first trailer for Gavin O’Connor’s action drama Warrior recently premiered. Isham has written the music for the film as reported here. The movie about the youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer who is trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament stars Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Morrison and Noah Emmerich. The film is set for a release on September 9, 2011 by Lionsgate. Visit the official movie webpage for updates on the project.
Isham’s other upcoming credits include the thriller The Factory starring John Cusack and the family drama Dolphin Tale.
