Former U.S. President Barack Obama apparently played a pivotal role in shaping the upcoming Netflix disaster movie, Leave the World Behind.Directed by Mr. Robot’s Sam Esmail and produced under the banner of Obama’s Higher Ground Productions, the film, set for release on Netflix in December, features A-listers Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Kevin Bacon, and Mahershala Ali in leading roles.In an interview with Vanity Fair, Esmail revealed that Obama was, in fact, more involved in the film’s production, and even provided script notes that significantly impacted his direction. “In the original drafts of the script, I definitely pushed things a lot farther than they were in the film, and President Obama, having the experience he does have, was able to ground me a little bit on how things might unfold in reality,” he said, citing the former President’s deep appreciation for Rumaan Alam’s novel, which was featured in Obama’s 2021 summer reading list, also influenced his engagement with the film’s production.RELATED: How The Boys’ Antony Starr Bases Homelander on Both Trump and Obama
Former U.S. President Barack Obama apparently played a pivotal role in shaping the upcoming Netflix disaster movie, Leave the World Behind.
Directed by Mr. Robot‘s Sam Esmail and produced under the banner of Obama’s Higher Ground Productions, the film, set for release on Netflix in December, features A-listers Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Kevin Bacon, and Mahershala Ali in leading roles.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Esmail revealed that Obama was, in fact, more involved in the film’s production, and even provided script notes that significantly impacted his direction. “In the original drafts of the script, I definitely pushed things a lot farther than they were in the film, and President Obama, having the experience he does have, was able to ground me a little bit on how things might unfold in reality,” he said, citing the former President’s deep appreciation for Rumaan Alam’s novel, which was featured in Obama’s 2021 summer reading list, also influenced his engagement with the film’s production.
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