Joy is a 2024 British biographical drama film starring Bill Nighy, Thomasin McKenzie and James Norton. Directed by Ben Taylor, it is the true story of the world's first in vitro fertilisation baby Louise Brown. The screenplay is by Jack Thorne who developed the story with his wife Rachel Mason and Emma Gordon & Shaun Topp. It is produced by Wildgaze and Pathé for Netflix.
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| Directed by | Ben Taylor |
| Screenplay by | Jack Thorne |
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| Music by | Steven Price |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
editSet in the 1960s and 1970s, a nurse (McKenzie), a visionary scientist (Norton) and an innovative surgeon (Nighy) work to develop the first 'test tube baby'.[1]
Cast
editProduction
editA British production, the film is produced by Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey for Wildgaze, with executive producer Cameron McCracken for Pathé. Husband and wife team Rachel Mason and Jack Thorne developed the story with Thorne providing the screenplay. Thorne explained the project was heavily inspired by he and Mason's experience of undergoing IVF to have their son.[2] It is directed by Ben Taylor.[3]
The cast is led by Bill Nighy, James Norton and Thomasin McKenzie and also includes Joanna Scanlan, Charlie Murphy, Tanya Moodie, Ella Bruccoleri and Rish Shah.[4]
Filming got underway in the UK in September 2023.[5]
Release
editThe film premiered at the BFI London Film Festival on 15 October 2024, and had a limited theatrical release in the UK and Ireland on 15 November 2024. It is scheduled for a streaming release on Netflix worldwide on 22 November 2024.[6]
References
edit- ^ Asatryan, Tigran (September 24, 2023). "Joy: Everything We Know About Netflix's IVF Biopic Starring Bill Nighy". What's On Netflix. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ^ Thorne, Jack (November 10, 2024). "'Rachel had been ready to leave me if our IVF hadn't worked': writer Jack Thorne on how his family's fertility struggles inspired his new film". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Dalton, Ben; Leffler, Rebecca (September 23, 2023). "Bill Nighy, James Norton, Thomasin McKenzie lead Ben Taylor's IVF film 'Joy' for Netflix, Pathe; first look with production underway (exclusive)". Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ Kelly, Aiden (October 1, 2024). "Bill Nighy and James Norton Make a Groundbreaking Discovery in New 'Joy' Trailer". Collider. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
- ^ Rajput, Priyanka (September 25, 2023). "Bill Nighy and James Norton IVF film Joy filming underway in the UK for Netflix". kftv. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ Stedman, Emily (August 27, 2024). "James Norton's new movie confirms earlier UK screenings ahead of Netflix release". Digital Spy. Retrieved August 27, 2024.