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“Joika is about unearthing and encouraging talent, and the sacrifices made to fulfill dreams,” Tim Haslam, Embankment co-director and co-founder, said in a statement.
“Put into Thomasin’s inspirational shoes, audience’s will experience every step of her journey to perfection.“
New Zealand actress Thomasin McKenzie has enjoyed a meteoric rise in her career following her breakout role in the 2018 drama Leave No Trace and she has found her next project in a biopic focused on Joy Womack entitled Joika, in which she will star as the American ballet dancer, according to Deadline.