Joe Barton (screenwriter)

Joe Barton is a British screenwriter of film and television.

Joe Barton
Born1985
NationalityBritish
OccupationScreenwriter
Known forGiri/Haji, Humans

Early life

Barton was born in London. He studied Film and Television Production at the University of Westminster, and one of his first jobs was as a driver on Cass.

Career

His writing career began in film. He has written films such as The Ritual,[1] My Days of Mercy[2] and IBoy. In 2020, it was announced he had written Invasion, a sci-fi thriller starring Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer.[3] Amazon Studios will distribute.[4] He is tapped to write a sequel to Cloverfield.[5]

Barton has also written television, first writing for Beaver Falls.[6] He later wrote for Humans, Our World War and the epic miniseries Troy: Fall of a City. In 2019, BBC Two broadcast Barton's crime thriller Giri/Haji (Japanese: 義理/恥, "Duty/Shame"). The series is set in London and Tokyo, with dialogue in English and Japanese.[7][8] On December 13, 2020, it was announced Barton would be showrunner on Netflix's Half Bad, based on the trilogy of books by author Sally Green, with Andy Serkis and Jonathan Cavendish as executive producers.[9] In January 2021, it was announced that Barton would be replacing Terence Winter as showrunner on an untitled Gotham City Police Department spinoff series based on The Batman.[10]

Filmography

References
  1. "Toronto: Horror Film 'The Ritual' Sells to Netflix for $4.75 Million (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. McNary, Dave (August 18, 2016). "Tali Shalom Ezer Directing Elliot Page and Kate Mara in Romantic Drama 'Mercy'". Variety. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  3. Grater, Tom (25 October 2018). "'Beast' director Michael Pearce boards 'Invasion' for Raw, Film4 (exclusive)". Screen International. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. Grater, Tom (29 July 2020). "Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer & Amazon Board Sci-Fi Thriller 'Invasion' From Raw, Film4, Rising UK Director Michael Pearce". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  5. Kit, Borys (January 29, 2021). "'Cloverfield' Sequel in the Works With Batman TV Spinoff Showrunner (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  6. "Speakers | Joe Barton". London Screenwriters' Festival. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  7. "Casting announced as filming begins on new drama thriller Giri/Haji – Media Centre". BBC. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  8. "Butterfly effect". Drama Quarterly. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  9. https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/netflix-uk-original-series-slate-1234852613/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
  10. Otterson, Joe; Otterson, Joe (2021-01-11). "Gotham PD Series at HBO Max Enlists Joe Barton as New Showrunner". Variety. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  11. https://deadline.com/2021/01/paapa-essiedu-tom-burke-sky-joe-barton-extinction-1234678301/
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