Oscar-winner Olivia Colman is set to play the lead role in Irish feel-good film Joyride, marking the first dramatic feature from Emmy winner Emer Reynolds (The Farthest, Shameless) and heading to the American Film Market.
The film follows train-wreck Joy (Colman) on an adventure, but ready to give away her newborn baby to her best friend. What she can’t anticipate is that a cheeky street urchin is also along for the ride.
Both are on the run; two diamonds in the rough, forming a riotous pair. "Once I met her, I couldn’t get her out of my head," said Colman of Joy. “We’re thrilled to be bringing this highly original, emotional and hilarious story into production with Emer Reynolds at the helm," said producer Aoife O’Sullivan.
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