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The opening scenes of Leave the World Behind show us a seemingly average American family hitting the road on a nice vacation getaway, and it all seems fine until a very strange thing occurs on an outing to the beach, where a very large ship called White Lion…

Sam Esmail's years-in-the making adaptation of Fritz Lang's classic 1927 sci-fi film Metropolis became one of the first major casualties of the 2023 Hollywood strikes. Seven weeks into the WGA work stoppage, the UCP studio, where Esmail has been under an overall deal, pulled the plug on the big-budget…

He once gave orders that changed the world. Now, he’s giving suggestions that may help a film. Former President Barack Obama provided notes on the upcoming film, Leave The World Behind, starring Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawk, according to the film’s screenwriter and director, Sam Esmail, who was…

Sam Esmail’s Leave the World Behind will open the 37th AFI Fest next month. The apocalyptic thriller starring Academy Award winners Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali, four-time Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke and Industry‘s Myha’la will make its world premiere October 25 with a red carpet gala at the TCL Chinese…

Lindy Booth (The Librarians) is set to star opposite Briana Middleton in Apple TV+'s drama series Metropolis, inspired by Fritz Lang's classic 1927 science fiction film, from Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail and UCP where he is under an overall deal. Booth will play Maria, one of the lead characters in…

Briana Middleton, one of the leads of Apple TV+’s upcoming movie Sharper, has been tapped by the streamer to headline its high-profile drama series Metropolis, inspired by Fritz Lang’s classic 1927 science fiction film. Middleton is the first actor cast in the project, from Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail…

Peacock is taking viewers on a summer vacation full of mystery in the first trailer for The Resort, premiering on July 28. The Resort is a multi-generational, coming-of-age love story disguised as a fast-paced mystery about the disappointment of time. An anniversary trip puts a marriage to the test when the couple…

President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s production company Higher Ground has come aboard Sam Esmail’s upcoming film Leave the World Behind for Netflix. The film starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke and Myha’la Herrold adapts Rumaan Alam’s acclaimed third novel about a family vacation on Long Island…

AppleTV+'s big budget TV reworking of Fritz Lang's classic 1927 sci-fi film Metropolis from Mr Robot creator Sam Esmail is to shoot in Australia. The production is expected to create nearly 4,000 jobs in the state of Victoria, where filming will take place, and make use of one of the world's largest 'virtual…

EXCLUSIVE: Lan Samantha Chang's novel The Family Chao is getting a series adaptation after Sam Esmail and UCP optioned the rights to the book. Esmail will develop the adaptation via his Esmail Corp. banner, which has a deal at the Universal Studio Group division. He will exec produce alongside Chad…

Sam Esmail's adaptation of Fritz Lang's classic 1927 film Metropolis finally is coming to the small screen. The streamer has handed a series order to the project, which comes out of the Mr. Robot creator's massive overall deal at UCP. It will be written and directed entirely by Esmail, who also is behind Starz's upcomi…

Peacock has begun casting for The Resort, a true-crime love story from Palm Springs writer Andy Siara, Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail and UCP. Luis Gerardo Méndez (Narcos: Mexico, Murder Mystery), Nina Bloomgarden (Hot Pink, Jane) and Gabriela Cartol (La Camarista, Hernán) are set as series regulars, and Debby Ryan (Insa…