[This story contains major spoilers about the ending of Leave the World Behind, now streaming on Netflix.]
Plenty of people tried to talk Leave the World Behind director Sam Esmail out of his film’s controversial ending — even Esmail tried to talk himself out of his film’s controversial ending.
But the filmmaker responsible for projects including Mr. Robot ultimately stayed the course, and now, just as he anticipated, the ambiguous conclusion to his apocalyptic thriller has left audiences divided. Adapted from Rumaan Alam’s 2020 novel of the same name, Esmail’s iteration, which quickly topped Netflix’s top 10 list when it debuted Dec. 8, follows Amanda and Clay Sandford, played by Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke, who take their children Rose (Farrah Mackenzie) and Archie (Charlie Evans) on a weekend getaway to Long Island. While there, the owners of their luxe home rental, Gh Scott (Mahershala Ali) and his daughter Ruth (Myha’la Herrold) return, citing a blackout back in the city.
Plenty of people tried to talk Leave the World Behind director Sam Esmail out of his film’s controversial ending — even Esmail tried to talk himself out of his film’s controversial ending.
But the filmmaker responsible for projects including Mr. Robot ultimately stayed the course, and now, just as he anticipated, the ambiguous conclusion to his apocalyptic thriller has left audiences divided. Adapted from Rumaan Alam’s 2020 novel of the same name, Esmail’s iteration, which quickly topped Netflix’s top 10 list when it debuted Dec. 8, follows Amanda and Clay Sandford, played by Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke, who take their children Rose (Farrah Mackenzie) and Archie (Charlie Evans) on a weekend getaway to Long Island. While there, the owners of their luxe home rental, Gh Scott (Mahershala Ali) and his daughter Ruth (Myha’la Herrold) return, citing a blackout back in the city.
- 12/20/2023
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Khatija Rahman is making her international film composing debut with Kajri Babbar’s “Lioness,” the first official Indo-u.K. co-production being made under the 2008 bilateral treaty.
In 2020, Rahman released her first single, “Farishton,” composed and produced by her father, Oscar winner A.R. Rahman (“Slumdog Millionaire”). Khatija Rahman featured on Grammy Award-winning composer and environmentalist Ricky Kej’s song “Iltaja” and collaborated with Arivu on “Sagavaasi” for Coke Studio Tamil 2023 edition. Her debut as a film score composer is with current work-in-progress Tamil-language picture “Minmini.”
“Lioness” will tell the stories of two women who lived a century apart. The first story revolves around the suffragette Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, the granddaughter of Maharajah Ranjit Singh and the god-daughter of Queen Victoria, to be played by Paige Sandhu (“Emmerdale”). The second story introduces a fictional character, Simranjeet Kaur, living in London’s Southall Asian suburb in the early 1990s, to be played...
In 2020, Rahman released her first single, “Farishton,” composed and produced by her father, Oscar winner A.R. Rahman (“Slumdog Millionaire”). Khatija Rahman featured on Grammy Award-winning composer and environmentalist Ricky Kej’s song “Iltaja” and collaborated with Arivu on “Sagavaasi” for Coke Studio Tamil 2023 edition. Her debut as a film score composer is with current work-in-progress Tamil-language picture “Minmini.”
“Lioness” will tell the stories of two women who lived a century apart. The first story revolves around the suffragette Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, the granddaughter of Maharajah Ranjit Singh and the god-daughter of Queen Victoria, to be played by Paige Sandhu (“Emmerdale”). The second story introduces a fictional character, Simranjeet Kaur, living in London’s Southall Asian suburb in the early 1990s, to be played...
- 11/22/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
More than a year and a half has gone by since we heard that Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail was writing and directing the thriller Leave the World Behind, which had assembled an impressive cast that includes Julia Roberts (Homecoming), Ethan Hawke (The Black Phone), and Mahershala Ali (True Detective). Now we finally know when we’re going to have the chance to see the movie. The Netflix streaming service has announced (via their Tudum website) that Leave the World Behind is scheduled to begin streaming on December 8th! The film will also be receiving a limited theatrical release, but they’re not ready to reveal the theatrical release date yet.
Leave the World Behind is based on a novel by Rumaan Alam. (You can pick up a copy of the novel at This Link.) Here’s the synopsis: A family’s vacation is upended when two strangers arrive at night,...
Leave the World Behind is based on a novel by Rumaan Alam. (You can pick up a copy of the novel at This Link.) Here’s the synopsis: A family’s vacation is upended when two strangers arrive at night,...
- 8/31/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Paramount Pictures‘ new Mean Girls film, based on the Tony-nominated Broadway show and the classic film comedy that inspired it, has found its Kevin G. in up-and-comer Mahi Alam (American Born Chinese), with veteran comedic actor Connor Ratliff (Search Party) also coming on for a role.
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Alam’s character Kevin, portrayed in the original movie by Rajiv Surendra, is the Mathlete friend of protagonist Cady, who harbors a crush on her new friend Janis at North Shore High. Ratliff will play teacher Mr. Rapp.
The pair join an ensemble that also includes Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp,...
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Alam’s character Kevin, portrayed in the original movie by Rajiv Surendra, is the Mathlete friend of protagonist Cady, who harbors a crush on her new friend Janis at North Shore High. Ratliff will play teacher Mr. Rapp.
The pair join an ensemble that also includes Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp,...
- 3/22/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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