In a competitive situation, Netflix has landed the rights to the novel “Leave the World Behind” by Rumaan Alam which will reunite Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington on screen for the first time since 1993’s “The Pelican Brief.”
Sam Esmail, the creator of “Mr. Robot,” will both write the adaptation and direct. Roberts and Washington are attached to headline.
Roberts is producing the project through her Red Om Films banner. Washington, Esmail and Chad Hamilton are producing through Esmail Corp. The novel’s author Rumaan Alam is the executive producer. Additionally, Red Om’s Lisa Gillan and Marisa Yeres Gill will also be involved in a producorial capacity.