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The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

Leave the World Behind with Sam Esmail and Luke Greenfield (Ep. 451)

The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

Directors Guild of America

Tv & Film

4.6848 Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Director Sam Esmail discusses his new film, Leave the World Behind, with fellow Director Luke Greenfield in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses the changes he considered when adapting the book to screen, working with the Obama family as producers, and the amount of preparation he underwent before going into production. The film tells the story of Amanda and Clay, who rent a luxurious home for the weekend with their kids. Their getaway is upended when two strangers arrive bearing news of a mysterious cyberattack and the possibility of the collapse of life as we know it. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://dga.org/Events/2024/January2024/LeaveTheWorldBehind_QnA_1123.aspx

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0:00.0

And so for that scene in the kitchen,

0:01.6

I remember we were all kind of sitting around.

0:04.5

And I think it was Ethan, he made his statement.

0:09.1

He said, what's interesting about the scene

0:11.1

is everyone thinks that this is their kitchen.

0:13.8

And I love that because there is always these machinations.

0:18.1

And people are kind of afraid to speak up and be blunt.

0:21.3

Everyone's got a secret in that scene.

0:46.1

I'm going to do. Hello and welcome back to the director's cut, brought to by the Director's Guild of America.

0:52.1

In this episode, a family vacation becomes an apocalyptic nightmare, and director Sam Esmail's psychological thriller, Leave the World Behind.

0:56.3

The film tells the story of Amanda and Clay, who rent a luxurious home for the weekend with

1:01.5

their kids. Their getaway is upended when two strangers arrive bearing news of a mysterious cyber

1:06.9

attack and the possible collapse of life as we know it.

1:13.4

In addition to Leave the World Behind,

1:17.1

Smael's other directorial credits include the feature film, Comet,

1:20.4

and episodes of the series Homecoming and Mr. Robot.

1:25.5

Following a screening of the film at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles,

1:29.8

Smael spoke with director Luke Greenfield about filming Leave the World Behind.

1:33.0

Listen on for their spoiler-filled conversation.

1:41.6

Hello.

1:42.6

Wow.

1:43.3

Huh?

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