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Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: UCP is developing the procedural drama series So Others May Live with writer-producer Stephen Meinen and Sam Esmail’s Esmail Corp on board to produce.Written by Meinen, So Others May Live is set in the world of the United States Coast Guard.

Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington will reteam onscreen for the first time in nearly 30 years for Leave The World Behind.The stars last co-starred with each other in 1993 legal thriller The Pelican Brief and now they will lead the cast of the new Netflix film, based on an upcoming novel by Rumaam Alam.Sam Esmail has signed on to direct Leave the World Behind, marking the second time he has worked with Oscar winner Roberts – the Mr. Robot creator and Julia teamed up for her hit Amazon series Hom

Netflix has a come out on top in a fierce bidding war that will see Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington reunite for the first time since 1993’s The Pelican Brief. The streaming giant has landed Leave the World Behind, an upcoming novel by Rumaan Alam, with Sam Esmail, the creator of Mr.

Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts will reunite to star in Netflix drama Leave The World Behind.

Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington will be starring in the upcoming movie Leave the World Behind, which has been set up at Netflix.

Leave the World Behind,” based on the upcoming Rumaan Alam novel.Netflix has landed feature film rights to the novel, and the deal is believed to be a blockbuster payday for the two A-list stars. Sam Esmail, whose credits include “Mr.

Dave McNary Film ReporterDenzel Washington and Julia Roberts have signed on to star in the family drama “Leave the World Behind,” based on the upcoming Rumaan Alam novel.Netflix has landed feature film rights to the novel, and the deal is believed to be a blockbuster payday for the two A-list stars. Sam Esmail, whose credits include “Mr.

It appears that Julia Roberts really enjoyed her time working with Sam Esmail on the Amazon TV series, “Homecoming.” We’ve already learned that the two are collaborating on yet another series. And now, Roberts is set to star opposite Denzel Washington in a new film directed by the “Mr.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: After another vigorous bidding battle for a star-cast package, Netflix prevailed and won world rights for Julia Roberts starring with Denzel Washington and Mr Robot‘s Sam Esmail directing Leave The World Behind, a feature adaptation of an upcoming novel by Rumaan Alam. I heard that it came down to Netflix and Apple and MGM but that there were 10 offers on the project with studios and streamers bidding for movies and limited series.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVStepping onto the set of Amazon Prime Video’s “Homecoming” to direct all seven episodes of the second season, Kyle Patrick Alvarez had a big task at hand. The first season had been entirely helmed by executive producer Sam Esmail, who created a very specific visual look for the show, including the use of long, tracking oners and different aspect ratios to denote different time periods within the story.

The lineup of new original podcasts joining the platform include “Phreaks,” a period drama about a fledgling hacker gang that creates the first online community by breaking into phone lines. Christian Slater — one of the lead actors in Sam Esmail’s acclaimed series “Mr.

Janelle Monae is more than just an incredible singer, dancer, songwriter and actor. She’s an activist and a community leader.

By Peter White

‘Homecoming’ is an Amazon Prime Video show based on the ever-popular podcast of the same name. Season 1 starred Julia Roberts with Sam Esmail producing. The season ran its course and season 2 brings on a new producer and new star in Janelle Monáe, with some of the cast returning.

Sam Esmail's Watergate series has lined up quite the cast. Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Armie Hammer, and Joel Edgerton will star in Gaslit, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series is an adaptation of the Slate podcast Slow Burn.

By Denise Petski, Nellie Andreeva

Emmy Rossum like you've never seen her before!