Netflix Sets ‘Homecoming’ Reunion for Sam Esmail and Julia Roberts, with Denzel Washington
Julia Roberts is reuniting with star Denzel Washington and “Mr. Robot”creator Sam Esmail for an upcoming Netflix film.
Julia Roberts is reuniting with star Denzel Washington and “Mr. Robot”creator Sam Esmail for an upcoming Netflix film.
The frothy Garry Marshall romance, now on Amazon, launched Julia Roberts, but its roots as a dark Sundance project are still visible in the material.
Screenwriter and producer Gregory Allen Howard says the executive told him no one would know the difference if Roberts was cast.
Toolkit Podcast: Esmail on using old film scores, shooting in a 1:1 aspect ratio, and how writing/directing “Mr. Robot” is unsustainable.
Written by Pulitzer-finalist playwright Jon Robin Baitz, the series would adapt last year’s political novel “Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win.”
The Amazon series started with a two-season order, so the podcast adaptation will look for another way to anchor future episodes.
This year’s Best Actors roundup includes Julia Roberts, Elsie Fisher, the trio from “The Favourite,” and more.
In “Protocol”, Roberts didn’t know how she would pull off a long scene with only her and a desk of office supplies. She’s amazing in it.
Roberts, Esmail, and cinematographer Tod Campbell explain to IndieWire the origins of the shifting aspect ratios, long takes, and the show’s other visual experiments.
The ambiguous ending to Sam Esmail’s first season of “Homecoming” is great no matter what you believe because no one gets left behind.
Stephan James, Bobby Cannavale, and Shea Whigham co-star in the upcoming series based on the star-studded Gimlet fiction podcast.
“Dan in Real Life” director Peter Hedges returns for this sobering family drama that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.