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Netflix’s heist thriller ‘The Take’ is one of the streamer’s most anticipated films for the new year. It stars Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson and Daisy Edgar-Jones, and it’s directed by Fernando Meirelles, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind ‘City of God’ and ‘The Two Popes’.

The project started life as ‘Here Comes the Flood’, an original script by Simon Kinberg that Netflix reportedly bought in a seven-figure deal back in 2020. Jason Bateman was at one point in talks to direct before Meirelles took over. The film was retitled ‘The Take’ in October, and it marks Meirelles’ return to feature directing after six years.

Netflix has now shared the first poster, along with a release date. ‘The Take’ will premiere in select theaters and on Netflix on January 15, and the poster shows Pattinson and Washington in profile, facing each other across a table with their hands folded, under the tagline “Time to get what you deserve.”

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Plot details remain mostly under wraps, but Netflix’s official synopsis teases a bank guard, a teller and a master thief caught in a deadly game of cons and double crosses. Netflix has described the film as an unconventional heist movie, and earlier reports said the story unfolds in a non-linear way.

Washington plays Carter, a master thief who recruits Pattinson’s Noah for a high-profile bank robbery. Noah is a former U.S. Army captain trying to readjust to civilian life in New York City, while Edgar-Jones plays Rose. The cast also includes Danai Gurira as Oaklynn, Sean Harris as Logan, Moisés Arias as Gabriel and Justin Kirk as Anderson. The poster also confirms the film carries an R rating.

Talking to Entertainment Weekly about the first-look images, the cast was careful not to say too much. Edgar-Jones explained that much of the film’s appeal comes from its mystery and twists, so she didn’t want to give anything away.

Pattinson called the script really interesting and exciting. He described working with Washington and Edgar-Jones on a New York heist movie as a dream-team situation that made the project an easy yes.

Meirelles also revealed that several unscripted moments from the set made it into the final cut. Kinberg produced the film with Audrey Chon through Genre Films, alongside Meirelles, while Samson Mucke serves as executive producer and César Charlone handled the cinematography.

‘The Take’ is Washington’s first Netflix original as an actor, and the same goes for Edgar-Jones. Pattinson has worked with the streamer before, in ‘The King’ and ‘The Devil All the Time’. This also isn’t Pattinson’s first heist alongside a Washington. He previously co-starred with Denzel’s son, John David Washington, in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’.

Filming took place in New Jersey, with the cast spotted shooting in locations including Paterson and Bloomfield. Production began in September 2025 and wrapped on January 22.

Not everyone is excited about the release date. World of Reel questioned Netflix’s decision to put a film with this level of talent in January, a month studios often use for projects they have less confidence in, and noted that it wasn’t included in Netflix’s fall awards slate.

Still, a post-holiday launch could also help ‘The Take’ stand out as a big streaming event at the start of the year. With Washington, Pattinson and Edgar-Jones leading the cast and Meirelles directing, the heist thriller has plenty of star power to draw viewers in.

Are you excited to see Denzel Washington and Robert Pattinson face off in Netflix’s ‘The Take’?

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