Robert Pattinson and Daisy Edgar-Jones in ‘The Take’ | Image credit: Jon Pack / Netflix
Denzel Washington has a bank to rob, Robert Pattinson is his latest recruit, and Daisy Edgar-Jones could complicate everything. Netflix has unveiled the first images from The Take , a heist thriller directed by Fernando Meirelles ( City of God ) and written by Simon Kinberg ( Mr. & Mrs. Smith ).
A Bank Robbery With One Very Personal Problem
Pattinson plays Noah, a former Army captain struggling to adjust to civilian life. Enter Christian Carter (Washington), a charismatic master thief who recruits him for an audacious job: robbing the richest bank in Manhattan. There’s just one rather inconvenient detail. Noah’s girlfriend, Rose (Edgar-Jones), works there as a teller. Suddenly, a meticulously planned robbery becomes a dangerous balancing act between love, loyalty and a potentially enormous payday.
The first-look images offer a glimpse of what’s ahead, from Washington apparently giving Pattinson a serious talking-to across a table to the latter striding through an imposing bank vault. There’s also a tender moment between Noah and Rose, along with a more tense-looking shot of the pair crouching to...