Eddie Redmayne Joins Julia Roberts In ‘Panic Carefully’ For Warner Bros.

Justin Kroll

11 December 2024 at 2:04 pm·1-min read

Eddie Redmayne is set to join Julia Roberts in the Warner Bros. thriller Panic Carefully sources confirmed to Deadline. Elizabeth Olsen is also on board with Sam Esmail directing. Esmail also penned the script.

Described as a paranoid thriller in the vein of Esmail’s Emmy and Golden Globe winner Mr. Robot, as well as The Silence of the Lambs, the film’s logline is being kept under wraps.

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The project went out to assorted studios and streamers near the top of this year, with Warner Bros prevailing in a heated bidding war, in part due to its commitment to a theatrical run. Pic reunites Esmail with Roberts following Leave the World Behind, their hugely popular apocalyptic thriller, based on the 2020 novel by Rumaan Alam, which premiered on Netflix in November 2023 and stands as the streamer’s fifth most popular English-language film of all time, with 143.4 million views.

Producers on Panic Carefully include Esmail and Chad Hamilton for Email Corp., along with Scott Stuber, Roberts, Marisa Yeres Gill, and Lisa Gillan. Kevin McCormick and Chrystal Li are overseeing the project for Warner Bros, with production to kick off in England in January.

Redmayne can currently be seen starring on the Peacock series, Day of the Jackal opposite Lashana Lynch, which has proven to be a hit with critics and audience since its debut in November. It was ranked no. 1 on Peacock’s top 10 TV shows and just earned Redmayne a Golden Globe nomination.

He is repped by CAA, United Agents, and Jackoway Tyerman. The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news.

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