Olivia Colman is in every single place proper now. Coming off her third Oscar nomination in 4 years, Best Actress in “The Lost Daughter,” she’s additionally the lead in Sam Mendes’ “Empire Of Light” and absolutely might be within the Oscar dialog. But she has one other image popping out this December as properly. Magnolia Pictures introduced right now that they’ve acquired U.S. rights to “Joyride,” directed by Emer Reynolds and written by Ailbhe Keogan. The heartfelt road-trip comedy stars Olivia Colman, Charlie Reid, Lochlann O Mearáin (“Love and Friendship”), Olwen Fouéré (“The Northman”), Ruth McCabe (“Philomena”), and Tommy Tiernan. Magnolia will launch the movie in theaters and on demand Friday, December 23. The firm additionally revealed the official trailer and poster right now.
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“Joyride” is an Irish-British coming-of-age comedy with a whole lot of coincidental intrigues. The movie facilities on a headstrong solicitor (Colman) who plans to dump her new child child to her sister. But that plan is all of the sudden derailed when a susceptible however opinionated teenager (Charlie Reid) steals the taxi she’s in.
Here’s the official synopsis:
JOYRIDE follows 12-year-old Mully (Reid), who, after fleeing his father, steals a taxi and is shocked to discover a girl, Joy (Colman), within the again seat with a child. Joy has determined to provide her little one away to a buddy, and Mully wants a ways from his debt-ridden dad, who’s after the money Mully has with him. And so two lovable rogues – a sophisticated middle-aged mom and a troubled adolescent – go on a journey throughout Ireland, regularly discovering in one another the friendship, love, and studying they by no means knew they wanted.
Ingenious Media presents with Embankment Films and Screen Ireland A Subotica Film. Directed by Emer Reynolds, JOYRIDE is written by Ailbhe Keogan and produced by Tristan Orpen Lynch and Aoife O’Sullivan. Executive producers are Tim Haslam, Hugo Grumbar, Peter Touche, Christelle Conan, Dearbhla Regan, and Ailbhe Keogan.
“Joyride” drives into theaters and on digital December 23 through Magnolia Pictures. Watch the brand new trailer under.