Almost 30 years after The Pelican Affair (1993), Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington will again be reunited on screen. Indeed, the two superstars will be featured in Leave the World Behind , the adaptation of an upcoming novel by Rumaan Alam to be written and directed by Sam Esmail, known for his work on Mr. Robot and Homecoming .
Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington are attached to star in Netflix's 'Leave The World Behind' https://t.co/kFdoaI63T0
- The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 21, 2020The novel is due for publication this fall at HarperCollins. According to the Hollywood Reporter , the plot features a couple and their two children who go on vacation to an isolated corner of Long Island. But one night, the owners of the rental home show up, claiming a power cut in town caused them to come there. Without television, Internet network or telephone, a closed door is set up, making it possible to tackle the themes of race, social class and parenthood.
Netflix takes the rights under the nose of Apple TV +
It is first Julia Roberts who would have been contacted by Sam Esmail with whom she collaborated on Homecoming . Immediately interested, it was she who thought of Denzel Washington and sent him the book.
Several studios and platforms, including Apple TV +, participated in the auction to buy the rights to the story, and it was ultimately Netflix that won the bid with a deal that would be worth $ 100 million.
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