Netflix has released the first look images for The Take, the heist thriller starring Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson and Daisy Edgar-Jones and directed by Fernando Meirelles and written by Simon Kinberg.
Here’s the description, “Fresh out of the Army, former Captain Noah (Pattinson) is trying to find his footing in civilian life, when charismatic master thief Christian Carter (Washington) recruits him to join his crew for the score of a lifetime: robbing the richest bank in Manhattan. The otherwise meticulous plan has just one hitch: Noah’s girlfriend Rose (Edgar-Jones) works at the bank as a teller. With time and love on the line, Noah must figure out who he can trust if he hopes to make it out of the heist alive.”
Meirelles told Netflix’s Tudum that the blend of genres in Simon Kinberg’s script first drew him to the project. “Until the end, you don’t know if you’re making a love story that has a robbery, or if you’re making a robbery film that has a love story,” he said. “Both things have a lot of weight.”
According to Tudum, the script also has a nonlinear, puzzlelike structure, and unlike many traditional heist movies, the story unfolds almost entirely from the perspective of Noah. “You only know what he knows,” Meirelles said.
Washington plays Christian Carter, Pattinson plays Noah and Edgar-Jones plays Rose. Danai Gurira, Sean Harris, Moisés Arias and Justin Kirk also star.
Meirelles singled out Pattinson’s dedication in his comments to Tudum. “He’s never late, he’s always available. If I need to do 20 takes, he’s there,” he said.
He also he gladly adapted to a vision different from the one he’d originally imagined. “I’m kind of a jazz director,” he said. “I see what I have and I incorporate it.” The director added that Washington’s improvisation with dialogue kept the director on his toes. “Each take is a surprise,” Meirelles said of the actor. “It’s a delight to film like that … And it really surprises you. It’s brilliant.”
Meirelles directs, and Kinberg wrote the script. Kinberg, Audrey Chon and Meirelles produce for Genre Films, with Samson Mucke and Katia Washington serving as executive producers.
When is the release date for ‘The Take’?
The Take arrives in select theaters and on Netflix Jan. 15, 2027.
Featured image photo credit: Netflix
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