Weinstein Co. and GreeneStreet Films have set Jessica Alba and Hayden Christensen to star in psychological thriller "Awake" reports Variety.
The two companies are co-financing the pic, which will be the directorial debut of Joby Harold who also penned the script. The film is scheduled to begin shooting in October in Gotham.
Story focuses on a man (Christensen) who suffers "anesthetic awareness" and finds himself awake and aware, but paralyzed, during surgery. His young wife (Alba) must wrestle with her own demons as a drama unfolds around them.
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