Jeff Danna is reteaming with Tim Blake Nelson on the upcoming indie drama Anesthesia. The film is written and directed by Nelson and stars Glenn Close, Sam Waterston, Gretchen Mol, Kristen Stewart, Corey Stoll, Katie Chang, Michael K. Williams, Gloria Reuben, Jessica Hecht, Mickey Sumner and K. Todd Freeman. The movie follows a group of New Yorkers whose lives intersect after the violent mugging of a popular Columbia University philosophy professor. Nelson is also producing the project with Julie Buck, Josh Hetzler and Christopher Scott. Danna has previously collaborated with the actor-turned-director on the 2009 comedy drama Leaves of Grass starring Edward Norton and on the 2001 drama O starring Julia Stiles & Josh Hartnett. Anesthesia is currently in post-production and is expected to premiere later this year.
Danna whose previous film scoring credits include The Boondock Saints, Silent Hill, Lakeview Terrace and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus also continues to score the sci-fi series Continuum. The show’s third season currently airs every Friday night on Syfy.