In a perfect world, we’d already have several Denzel Washington and Robert Pattinson collabs to ruminate on, as the generational craftsmanship exhibited by both actors would seem to provide the perfect recipe for one banger after another. But at the top of next year, we’ll actually be getting the first-ever pairing of two-time Oscar winner Washington and likely 2027 nominee Pattinson.
The Take, originally known as Here Comes the Flood, is billed as “an unconventional heist movie” directed by City of God and The Constant Gardener filmmaker Fernando Meirelles. Serving as writer is Mr. & Mrs. Smith scribe Simon Kinberg.
Before the film hits select theaters and Netflix next year, we’re running down everything we know so far.
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The Take is “an unconventional heist movie”
At least, that’s what the official longline from Netflix says. The story is said to center on a bank guard, a teller, and a “master thief” who find themselves in a “deadly game of cons and double crosses.”
For Washington, his attraction to the material stems from an ethos he says he’s following these days when it comes to picking which projects are worthy of his time.
“At this point in my life, I’m focused on doing the best work with the best filmmakers,” Washington, who plays the “master thief” mentioned above, recently told Entertainment Weekly. “So, what I do from this point forward and who I do it with is very important to me, both spiritually and artistically.”
The Take cast also features Daisy Edgar-Jones
At one point, the widely held assumption was that The Take could actually be arriving before year’s end. That would have brought Pattinson’s 2026 tally to five films, as he’s already been seen in the following, with Dune: Part Three still to come in December: The Drama, The Odyssey, and Primetime. All three of those led to widespread acclaim for the 40-year-old, who also has another Batman on the horizon.
Washington hasn’t been seen on the big screen this year, with Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest, also starring ASAP Rocky, standing as his most recent filmography entry as of this writing. He and Pattinson are joined in The Take by Daisy Edgar-Jones, who recently led a new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility.
Pattinson plays Noah, boyfriend to Edgar-Jones’ Rose, a teller at a prominent Manhattan bank. Noah is recruited by Washington’s character, Christian Carter, to help him pull off a high-stakes heist.
The Take also stars Danai Gurira, Sean Harris, Moisés Arias, and Justin Kirk.
The Take release date
The Take will hit select theaters next year, and arrives on Netflix on Jan. 15.
