So looking at Myha'la and her sort of age group, there's just a different approach to how they operate in the world. Because she had so much fear around her own experiences. Having been partially raised by my grandparents, she would tell me, be very conscious of speaking out about things. MYHA'LA HERROLD: (As Ruth Scott) It's almost as if we're telling the truth.įADEL: You navigate it so differently than your character's daughter.įADEL: If you could talk about that generational divide here, as you realize you have to live in this house with this family in what could be an end-of-the-world scenario.ĪLI: Wow. We'd have called, you see, but the phones are out. Scott) I understand how strange this must be for you, us turning up like this, unannounced. And, Mahershala, that's your character, G.H. And then late at night, two people come to the door. And so I think those things sort of add something to the energy and the dynamic.įADEL: To give listeners some perspective here, I mean, it starts, as you say, Ethan, nobody knows what's going on. MAHERSHALA ALI: There's just something terrifying in just really sitting with the unknown and not having enough information and sort of guessing at what is out there. They just thought it was Tuesday, you know? And so when we look back, we said, how come they didn't do this, or how come they didn't do that? It's 'cause they didn't know. They don't know that it's the beginning of World War II. Scott, and Ethan Hawke plays Julia Roberts' spineless husband, Clay.ĮTHAN HAWKE: What's always so interesting about reading history is the people that experience these traumatic events - they just don't have all the information. Mahershala Ali plays the wealthy, debonair homeowner, G.H. What if he sneaks in? I don't want to think about it.įADEL: That's Julia Roberts playing a quintessential Karen in the new film "Leave The World Behind." How these people navigate each other while the outside world seems to be under attack drives the tension. I wouldn't be able to sleep with strangers in the house. And they want to stay here with us? Forget it. JULIA ROBERTS: (As Amanda Sandford) This really doesn't seem like their house. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND") They say it's their house, and they want to stay there. Then in the middle of the night, a Black father and daughter come to the door. Suddenly, the cable goes out and their smartphones - no information coming in, going out. They rent a gorgeous house near the beach. A white family leaves New York City for a short vacation - mother, father, two kids. There's a new psychological thriller on Netflix today, and here's how it starts.
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