Netflix announced the beginning of work on the film “Leave the world behind” (“Leave the World Behind”) — yet unreleased adaptation of the novel by Rumana Alam. Starring in the family drama will be performed by Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington. This will be their first collaboration since the movie “the case of the Pelican”, which premiered in 1993.The novel, the plot of which movies will be published this fall, publisher HarperCollins Ecco. It tells the story of a family traveling to long island to spend a relaxing holiday. In the peaceful period of rest intervenes a series of problems in the rented house back to his home and reported that from-for accidents in the city has no electricity. Then lost connection, Internet and TV, and two families are forced to try to work together to find a way out of a difficult situation. The film will be affected by the theme of parenting and racial differences. It is already known that Julia Roberts will play the tenant, and Denzel Washington — the owner of the apartment.He becomes the producer of the film, together with its partner Esmail Corp. Chad Hamilton. When the shooting starts, not yet reported. Note that Netflix has won the rights to the book, “Leave the world behind” in a fierce struggle, which also involved Apple and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The competition between the major American film companies becoming more acute, with the result that the serious players in the industry have a real battle for licenses, leading in turn to their rise in price.
