Jill Soloway, Julianne Moore (_juliannemoore) team to adapt trucking memoir 'Mothertrucker'
Soloway will direct and adapt the book from essayist and author Amy Butcher, while Moore will star., which will be published by Amazon imprint Little A in 2022, chronicles Butcher’s chance friendship with Joy Mothertrucker a 50-year-old Instagram star and America’s one and only female ice road trucker, who spent 13 years driving big rigs through the "the deadliest road in America.
Soloway will produce the project alongside Andrea Sperling through Topple Productions. Moore will also produce via her fortysixty productions banner, with Bart Freundlich exec producing. Makeready's Pam Abdy and Natalie Williams will oversee for the studio. “I’m honored to tell this deeply resonant story about two women finding meaning and strength as they face an epic challenge in one of the most punishing and beautiful landscapes on the planet,” says Soloway.
Added Abdy: "Jill has such a unique ability to capture the most profound elements of human relationships and with Julianne starring as the one-of-a-kind Joy, we could not be happier to bring this inspiring story to life on screen.” ’s distribution deal with Universal. Soloway, who is repped by UTA and Jackoway Austen, will next premiere the fifth and final season of her award-wining Amazon series
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