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Joe Wright to Direct Tim Winton’s Climate Thriller “Juice”

7/2/2026

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Working Title Films announced BAFTA-winning director Joe Wright will helm the film adaptation of Tim Winton’s novel Juice.
BAFTA-Emmy winner Abi Morgan will write the screenplay about a husband who joins a secret resistance after a climate disaster.
Tim Winton said he is pleased with Wright’s involvement as Working Title’s library has generated over $9 billion and earned 15 Academy Awards.

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Working Title Films announced BAFTA-winning director Joe Wright will helm the film adaptation of Tim Winton’s novel Juice.
BAFTA-Emmy winner Abi Morgan will write the screenplay about a husband who joins a secret resistance after a climate disaster.
Tim Winton said he is pleased with Wright’s involvement as Working Title’s library has generated over $9 billion and earned 15 Academy Awards.