Mark Orton (Nebraska, The Good Girl, The Last Shift, People Places Things) has been hired to score the upcoming Netflix original film Love Hard. The movie is directed by Hernán Jiménez and stars Nina Dobrev, Jimmy O. Yang, Darren Barnet. Harry Shum Jr., Mikaela Hoover, James Saito and Heather McMahan. The romantic comedy revolves around an LA girl, unlucky in love, who falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise him for Christmas, only to discover that she’s been catfished. Danny Mackey and Rebecca Ewing wrote the screenplay. McG (Charlie’s Angels, Terminator Salvation) and Mary Viola (The DUFF, I Feel Pretty) are producing the project for their Wonderland Sound and Vision production company. Orton has previously collaborated with Jimenez on the director’s last two features, Elsewhere and About Us. Love Hard is expected to premiere later this year on Netflix.
Orton’s other recent projects include Ty Roberts’ 12 Mighty Orphans, which is currently playing in theaters.
