Andrew Hewitt is scoring the upcoming indie comedy The Double. The film is directed by Richard Ayoade and stars Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska. The movie is based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s novella of the same name about an insignificant man who is driven to near breakdown by the appearance of his doppelganger. The comedy is co-written by Ayoade and Avi Korine (Mister Lonely) and produced by Amina Dasmal (Siren) and Robin Fox (The Caller) of Alcove Entertainment. Hewitt has previously scored Ayoade’s directorial debut feature Submarine. The Double has recently been shot in the UK and is now in post-production.
Hewitt has also composed an orchestral score for the dark indie comedy The Brass Teapot. The film is directed by Raama Mosley and stars Juno Temple, Michael Angarano, Alexis Bledel and Alia Shawkat. The movie follows a young broke couple who steals a brass teapot that produces cash whenever someone feels pain. Tim Macy has written the screenplay and Mosley is producing the with Darren Goldberg (The Art of Getting By), Chris Marsh, James Graves and Kirk Roos. No word yet when The Brass Teapot will be released.
