Robotalum is equally guilty of.
I’ve grown up obsessed with technology, so I’m so reliant on it.
I feel like a useless man without my technology, Esmail tells EW with a laugh.
Mahershala Ali and Julia Roberts star in ‘Leave the World Behind’.Netflix
Esmail says hes always hesitant when it comes to crafting adaptations.
It was during his second read-through of the book that he suddenly saw a different iteration of the story.
It just became a different interpretation of what Rumaan wrote, just recontextualized into the cinematic form.
Director Sam Esmail with his ‘Leave the World Behind’ stars Ethan Hawke, Julia Roberts, and Mahershala Ali.Netflix
Luckily, Esmails frequent collaborators and fellowMr.
We complete each other’s sentences at this point.
Another no-brainer for Esmail was casting hisHomecomingandGaslitstar Roberts as his leading lady here.
Myha’la, Julia Roberts, and Mahershala Ali have an intense chat in ‘Leave the World Behind’.Netflix
He recalls sending her the book immediately after he first read it.
I obviously pictured Julia as this character.
Because cyber attacks in general are a little obtuse and mysterious in their own right.
Charlie Evans and Farrah Mackenzie star in ‘Leave the World Behind’.Netflix
I think people don’t quite grasp what that means or what that would look like.
And, ultimately, he hopes that terror provokes conversation.
Says Esmail, For me, this was a conversation starter.
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