Jonathan Sadoff is reteaming with director Lorene Scafaria on the upcoming indie comedy drama The Meddler. The film is written and directed by Scafaria and stars Rose Byrne, Susan Sarandon and J.K. Simmons. The movie follows a young woman who is trying desperately to establish some boundaries with her incessantly doting mother. Joy Gorman (Adult World) and Paul Green (The Loft) are producing the Anonymous Content production. Sadoff has previously co-scored Scafaria’s feature directorial debut Seeking a Friend for the End of the World with Rob Simonsen. The Meddler will premiere in September at the Toronto Film Festival.
Sadoff who is also known as a member of the musical collective thenewno2 also has composed the music for the comedy Puerto Ricans in Paris directed by Ian Edelman and starring Luis Guzman, Edgar Garcia, Alice Taglioni, Miriam Shor, Frédéric Anscombre, Rosie Perez and Rosario Dawson. The movie premiered at this year’s Los Angeles Film Festival and is currently looking for distribution.