‘Reminiscence’ Filmmaker Lisa Joy Thought About Pitching Script Under Male Name Due to Sexism

Westworld” co-creator Lisa Joy has shown her flair for incorporating science-fiction with large-scale worldbuilding and her feature directorial debut, “Reminiscence,” seems no different.

The film, set to debut in theaters and on HBO Max August 20, stars Hugh Jackman as Nick Bannister, a P.I.

who uses an already-outdated technology to help customers eager to retreat back into their interior desires.

But when his life is upended by a beautiful new client who is hiding quite a bit (a big ask in a world in which anyone can peek inside your brain), Joy sends Nick on a time-bending adventure that’s just as beholden to sci-fi ideas as it is to classic romantic tropes.Though Joy has become a prominent creative in the industry, she’s been vocal about the challenges she’s faced as a woman.

In a new interview for The Independent, she discusses starting her career when she was pregnant,

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