Jessica Alba's awake that went in and out of theatres it seemed with little fanfare will be on DVD March 11th. No word on specs or art if you can help us out drop us a line. "Awake" is a psychological thriller about a common occurrence called "anesthetic awareness", a horrifying phenomenon wherein a patient's (Hayden Christensen) failed anesthesia leaves fully conscious but physically paralyzed during surgery.
'Into the Blue' star JESSICA ALBA is teaming up with Darth Vader himself, HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN, in an all-new thriller, 'Awake,' and ET has your first look!
"For whatever [reason], I've always had big commercial movies and I've had pretty one-dimensional characters and the writing isn't great," says Jessica. "[For this role] I'm not being told I have to smile twice in the scene because people want the leading lady to smile."
Golden Globe nominee TERRENCE HOWARD ('Hustle & Flow') rounds out the cast of the new psychological thriller about "anesthetic awareness," a horrifyingly common phenomenon where a patient wakes up and becomes fully conscious -- but physically paralyzed -- during surgery.
Hayden plays the unlucky patient who wakes up while the surgeons are performing heart surgery. Terrence is his doctor and best friend, and Jessica is his loving wife, who is forced to struggle with her own demons as a terrifying drama unfolds around the couple.
"She goes through loving someone who she knows she can't love forever, because there's an expiration date on someone with a weak heart," explains Jessica.
"That was the biggest challenge," Hayden tells ET about performing his unique task. "To get myself into some Zen-like space where I could just be still for an hour-and-a-half on end ... I sing songs in my head, recount old memories, that sort of thing."
"You see, for the other actors, we think Hayden got the cushy job," interjects Terrence, "because half the movie he gets to sleep on the table. You would love to go to work and just lay there with your eyes closed."
While Hayden worked on achieving a Zen-like state while hidden under a prosthetic body to "operate" on, Terrence did his own research by stepping into an actual operating room during real-life surgery!
"I couldn't get enough of it," he says. "You think that you're going to be in the observation room, but no, you're standing right over the lead surgeon's shoulder with the heart being as far away from my face as my knee is, and watching the entire procedure, whether it's an aortic valve replacement or a transplant. To be that close to life or death, it's amazing."
As for working with their sexy 'Into the Blue' star, the boys are nothing but diplomatic when talking about Jessica. "She's really crafted a nice performance in this film," says Hayden. "I think people will be very impressed."
"You would like for her to be your friend," adds Terrence. "That's how warm and wonderful she is."
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I wish that Jessica was interviewed. But I have an odd question. what did Hayden mean by zen and zoning out? I guess it has to do with the movie. This semester coming up at school, I'm going to ask my Psychology professor what a zen is. It sounds like a psych term or somethimg.
First Look: Awake
In his nightmare thriller, director Joby Harold takes audiences on an abstract journey through the consciousness of a paralyzed heart transplant patient.
By the third time Hayden Christensen runs screaming down the same stretch of orange hallway at New York's Bellevue Hospital Center for the rolling cameras, his bright blue hospital scrubs are darkened with sweat and he looks ready to be committed.
In his nightmare thriller Awake, first-time writer-director Joby Harold takes audiences on an abstract journey through the consciousness of Clay (Christensen), a heart transplant patient who is paralyzed yet able to sense pain while under the knife. "It's called anesthetic awareness," says Harold, leaning over a monitor. "Here, he's experiencing being cut, and he's running to different places inside his mind, trying to find a place to deal with the pain."
Satisfied with the take, Harold calls for the next scene, which offers Christensen the respite of lying on a stretcher. Jessica Alba, who plays Clay's wife, leans over to whisper words of comfort before he's wheeled away to the operating table. "He's looking for a happy place, and the place he goes is back to where we fell in love," says Alba. Looks like the operation won't be the first time the poor guy lost his heart. —Ryan Devlin
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yay! this movie looks really good i cant wait to see it!!(no i literally cant wait i cant stay still lol)
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i have to admit the movie sounds interesting. but for once i wanna see jess play another role other then someone elses love interest. alas i will see this film to show my support for jess.
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THis movie look like the first big "real" role for alba without sin city (too short).
First time she use her ability to acting and not her amazing body.
i'm dying to see jess' new movie!
this movie looks really good i cant wait to see it!!(no i literally cant wait i cant stay still lol) 
