The trailer of the upcoming end-of-the-world Netflix film ‘Leave The World Behind’, was released on October 2. The film is based on the book of the same name by Rumaan Alam. The post-apocalyptic thriller features Mahershala Ali, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon and Ethan Hawke.
The trailer of Sam Esmail’s film ‘Leave The World Behind’ is out. The film features a dream cast with Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali in lead roles. It will release on Netflix on December 8. Before that, the movie is scheduled to hit the theatres on November 22.
The cast is also joined by Farrah Mackenzie and Charlie Evans in ‘Leave the World Behind’. The trailer shows (Amanda)Julia Roberts and Clay (Ethan Hawke) as a married couple who open their doors to the house owner, G.H (Mahershala Ali) and his daughter, Ruth (Myha’la Herrold). G.H, who is a wealthy owner of a Airbnb, comes to Amanda and Clay bearing a warning about the changes in the patterns of the world.
After much confusion about what happens outside the house, the focus is later shifted to the strange things happening inside the house.
‘Leave The World Behind’ is the first fictional film which has been produced by Michelle and Barack Obama‘s production house, Higher Ground Productions. The production house has earlier produced films based on children’s programs, documentaries and historical dramas.
According to Vanity Fair, Esmail said, “Having gone through the pandemic, and then the take-your-pick of any number of other disaster-related events like climate change, and the heat wave that we just experienced over the summer, it is the unknown — and the fear of it — that we try to capture in this film.”
The film is also produced by Esmail, Julia Roberts, Chad Hamilton, Lisa Gillan and Marisa Yeres Gill. It will also open the AFI Fest on October 25 for its world premiere.