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Joy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid O. Russell
Screenplay byDavid O. Russell
Story by
Starring
CinematographyLinus Sandgren
Edited by
Music byDanny Elfman
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • December 25, 2015 (2015-12-25) (United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Joy is an upcoming American biographical comedy-drama film written and directed by David O. Russell. The film is about a struggling single mom of three children, Joy Mangano, who invented the "Miracle Mop" and is the president of Ingenious Designs, LLC. It stars Jennifer Lawrence as Mangano, Robert De Niro, and Bradley Cooper. The film is scheduled to be released on December 25, 2015 by 20th Century Fox.

Summary

The film follows Joy Mangano, a divorced mother of three children, through four generations as she builds her business empire after creating the Miracle Mop.

Cast

Production

Writing and casting

In January 2014, it was announced that David O. Russell's upcoming project would entail rewriting and directing a drama film about the life story of American inventor and entrepreneur Joy Mangano, a struggling Long Island single mom of three children.[1] Russell set Jennifer Lawrence to play the lead role in the film, which John Davis and John Fox would produce for Davis Entertainment along with Ken Mok, with 20th Century Fox to hold the distribution rights.[1] In early November 2014, Russell said it is "a great opportunity to do something neither Jennifer nor I have done." He also revealed that he would like to cast Robert De Niro and create a role for Bradley Cooper to star in the film.[11] On November 11, it was reported that De Niro was in final talks to re-team with Russell and Lawrence in the film to play Mangano's father.[12] They worked together in the 2012 film Silver Linings Playbook, and then De Niro made a cameo in 2013's American Hustle.[3] Russell was rewriting the script by Annie Mumolo.[3] On November 17, De Niro confirmed his casting, saying "Yes I am going to do something with them. I am going to play a father."[3] In early December 2014, Cooper was officially set to star along with Lawrence, playing an executive at the Home Shopping Network who helps Joy by giving the Miracle Mop a boost.[4] On December 8, Édgar Ramírez was cast as Tony Miranne, Joy's former classmate at Pace University and now ex-husband.[5] Additional cast members, including Isabella Rossellini, Diane Ladd, and Virginia Madsen in unspecified roles, were revealed on February 17, 2015.[8] Isabella Crovetti-Cramp will be playing young Joy.[2] In February another working title was revealed, which was Kay's Baptism.[13] Elisabeth Röhm's casting as Peggy, sister of Joy Mangano, was revealed on February 27, 2015.[6]

Filming

Filming began in February 2015, after De Niro completed the shooting of Dirty Grandpa.[3] Filming was originally set to begin on February 9, 2015, in Boston, Massachusetts, making this Russell's third film shot in the area.[14][15] Due to snow in the city, filming was rescheduled to begin on February 19, on Federal Street in Wilmington, MA, lasting through February 26.[16][17] But principal photography on the film began in Boston on February 16, 2015.[8][18][19] On February 19, Lawrence was spotted filming with a little girl, her on-screen daughter.[20] On February 20, Lawrence and Ramirez were on set filming.[21] In Wilmington, filming lasted until February 26, 2015.[22] On February 27, 2015, Lawrence posted on Facebook to deny the rumors about her clashes with Russell on the set of the film, saying, "David O. Russell is one of my closest friends and we have an amazing collaborative working relationship. I adore this man and he does not deserve this tabloid malarkey. This movie is going great and I’m having a blast making it!"[23] After wrapping up in Wilmington, the production moved to North Reading, where shooting took place March 2-4, 2015.[13] Filming in North Reading again took place on March 11 and 12.[24] On March 17, 2015, crew was spotted filming in Winchester, MA.[25] On March 23, filming took place in North Reading.[24] On April 4–7, Lawrence and De Niro were spotted filming in Lynn, MA.[26] On April 11-13, crews were seen setting up for filming to take place on Washington Street in downtown Haverhill, MA, on April 14.[27]

Release

The film is set to be released on December 25, 2015.[28]

References

  1. ^ a b c Fleming Jr, Mike (January 30, 2014). "'American Hustle's David O Russell, Jennifer Lawrence Circle Joy Mangano Story At Fox 2000". Deadline.com. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Isabella Crovetti-Cramp's going to play Jennifer Lawrence's 'Young Joy'". Twitter. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e Vivarelli, Nick (November 17, 2014). "Robert De Niro Confirms He Will Reteam with Jennifer Lawrence and David O. Russell on 'Joy'". Variety. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Lloyd, Kenji (December 5, 2014). "Bradley Cooper Confirmed to Reunite with Jennifer Lawrence for David O. Russell's Joy, Melissa Leo in Talks". finalreel.co.uk. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Kroll, Justin (December 8, 2014). "Edgar Ramirez Joins Jennifer Lawrence in David O. Russell's 'Joy'". Variety. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  6. ^ a b McNary, Dave (February 27, 2015). "Elisabeth Rohm Joins Jennifer Lawrence in 'Joy'". Variety. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  7. ^ "'Orange Is The New Black's Dascha Polanco Joins Jennifer Lawrence In 'Joy'". Deadline.com. March 5, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d e Park, Colleen (February 17, 2015). "'Joy' biopic starring Jennifer Lawrence begins filming". mynewsla.com. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  9. ^ "Joy character breakdown". Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  10. ^ "Reality Bites: Donna Mills Gets "A Little Pushy" (But Not Bitchy!) in Queens of Drama". Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  11. ^ Fischbach, Bob (November 9, 2014). "A Q&A with David O. Russell ahead of his Omaha event". omaha.com. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  12. ^ Kit, Borys; Siegel, Tatiana (November 11, 2014). "Robert De Niro in Talks to Reteam With Jennifer Lawrence for Miracle Mop Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  13. ^ a b Masterson, Les (February 22, 2015). "Lawrence, DeNiro, Cooper Movie Filming in North Reading". patch.com. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  14. ^ Goldstein, Meredith (February 6, 2015). "'Joy' begins filming in Mass. on Monday". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  15. ^ "'Joy', starring Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper, will begin filming in Boston in February". onlocationvacations.com. January 31, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  16. ^ Goldstein, Meredith (February 12, 2015). "David O. Russell project will film in Wilmington". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  17. ^ Feinstein, Chelsea (February 10, 2015). "Wilmington's 'Baptism' into Hollywood". lowellsun.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  18. ^ "On The Set For 2/16/15: David O. Russell Starts Lensing 'Joy', 'Maze Runner 2′ Wraps & More". ssninsider.com. February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  19. ^ Goldstein, Meredith (February 16, 2015). "Jennifer Lawrence shops, dines around Boston". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  20. ^ Mapstone, Lucy (February 20, 2015). "Jennifer Lawrence films scenes as a struggling single mother in David O Russell's Joy". Daily Mail. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  21. ^ Mapstone, Lucy (February 21, 2015). "Jennifer Lawrence continues to shoot scenes for new movie Joy". Daily Mail. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  22. ^ Taurasi, Liz (February 18, 2015). "Movie Filming Starts Thursday, Let the Celebrity Sightings Begin!". patch.com. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  23. ^ Sneider, Jeff (February 27, 2015). "Jennifer Lawrence Denies Bad Blood With David O. Russell on Set of 'Joy'". TheWrap. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  24. ^ a b "More dates announced for 'Joy', starring Jennifer Lawrence, filming in North Reading, MA". onlocationvacations.com. March 3, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  25. ^ "'Joy', starring Jennifer Lawrence, is filming in Winchester, MA today". onlocationvacations.com. March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  26. ^ "Lynn Seaport Landing set for DeNiro". Itemlive.com. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  27. ^ "Major movie comes to Haverhill". Eagle-Tribune. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  28. ^ Busch, Anita (June 6, 2014). "David O. Russell's 'Joy' Gets Christmas 2015 Release Date". Deadline.com. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
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