Robert Pattinson, Daisy Edgar-Jones, and Denzel Washington lead the twisty, unconventional heist thriller The Take, which just received a first look and a release date from Netflix.
Over on X, Netflix revealed that The Take will debut on the streaming service on January 15, 2027. The movie, back when it was titled Here Comes the Flood, was originally slated to arrive in 2026. Netflix must have thought Pattinson had released enough movies in 2026 and wanted to give 2027 some love.
“A bank guard, a teller, and a master thief are a part of a bank heist, playing a deadly game of cons and double crosses,” reads the synopsis for The Take. That’s not much to go on, so it’s nice that Entertainment Weekly has a bit more information, like which actor is playing which of those three roles.
Pattinson is playing Noah, a former Army captain adjusting to civilian life when a charismatic thief, Christian Carter (Washington), recruits him to help rob Manhattan’s richest bank, where Noah’s girlfriend, Rose (Edgar-Jones), happens to work as a teller. While it’s not stated, using my deductive reasoning skills, I can surmise that Pattinson’s Noah is the bank guard.
The Take marks the first time that Pattinson and Washington (Denzel, that is; Pattinson worked with his son, John David, on Tenet) have worked together, something Pattinson describes as a bucket list item.
“Denzel is one of the reasons I wanted to become an actor, so getting to work with him was pretty incredible,” Pattinson shared with EW. “What I loved was seeing how alive the material is for him. Even after all these years of acting, he’s still looking for something new in every take. I also didn’t realize how much he liked to improvise, which made it all the more exciting. You’d start a five-page scene thinking you knew where it was going, and then suddenly you’re completely off-piste. It was really thrilling.”
Simon Kinberg’s The Take Script Has Everyone Raving
Fernando Meirelles directed The Take, whose screenplay was written by Simon Kinberg. Meirelles had the following to say about Kinberg’s script:
“When I first read the script, I wasn’t quite sure whether I was reading a heist film or a psychological drama with a love story at its center; it’s this interesting combination of genres. The structure of the script really caught my attention. You start watching the film without quite knowing where it’s going to take you. You have to come along for the ride without too many expectations. The story keeps surprising you right up to the very end.”
Pattinson also praised Kinberg’s script, calling The Take the type of project that “very rarely” comes along. No wonder Netflix never gave up developing the script after it acquired it in a seven-figure deal back in 2020. Pattinson added:
“It’s a really interesting and exciting script. Plus, getting to do a heist movie set in New York with Denzel Washington and Daisy Edgar-Jones, what else is there to say? It was one of those dream-team situations that was pretty easy to say yes to.”
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