Mark Isham has signed on to score the upcoming comedy Sun Dogs. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actress Jennifer Morrison from the Isham-scored ABC drama Once Upon a Time and stars herself, alongside Michael Angarano, Melissa Benoist, Allison Janney and Ed O’Neill. The movie follows a young misfit in his repeated failed attempts to join the Marines and serve his country. When his last interview fails, he sets his sights on a casino manager who may or may not be a terrorist mastermind. Anthony Tambakis (Warrior, Jane Got a Gun) wrote the screenplay. He is also producing the project with Bert Hamelinck (The Diary of a Teenage Girl), Fabrica de Cine’s Gaston Pavlovich (Silence), Manu Gargi (Frank, Adult World) and Andrew Carlberg (Some Girl(s)). Sun Dogs is currently in post-production and is expected to premiere in 2017.
Isham’s upcoming projects also include the drama Megan Leavey, the fantasy romance Fallen and the animated feature Duck Duck Goose. The composer’s latest project, The Accountant, is currently playing in theaters. He also continues to score ABC’s Once Upon a Time and American Crime.