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Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts have signed on to star in the family drama “Leave the World Behind,” based on the upcoming Rumaan Alam novel. Netflix has landed feature film rights to the novel, and the deal is believed to be a blockbuster payday for the two A-list stars. Sam Esmail, whose credits include “Mr. Robot” and “Homecoming” (on which he worked with Roberts), is attached to direct from his own adapted script. “Leave the World Behind” is a story about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong. Roberts will play the mother of the family that rents a house and Washington will portray the homeowner. The story explores the complexities of parenthood, race, and class — along with how our closest bonds are reshaped in moments of crisis. “Leave the World Behind” will be published by Ecco this October. (Variety.com) For full story, click: https://variety.com/2020/film/news/denzel-washington-julia-roberts-leave-the-world-beh...

Actress-television host Kris Aquino has invited former Davao City Mayor Paolo Duterte for a one-on-one dialogue "to settle too much bad blood that has already been manufactured between our families." "Too much bad blood has already been manufactured between our families. We have the chance to hear each other out. Para sa mga nagtataka kung bakit ko ‘to ginagawa - because i’d rather have tried & reached out & possibly be rejected than regret not making a move when i saw an opportunity to open communication lines," said Aquino on Instagram last February 27. "Kung tanggihan mo ko, Paolo - I shall respect that. Nasa pamilya nyo ang kapangyarihan at ang buong lakas ng gubyerno at kapulisan ng Pilipinas - kaya sino naman nga ba ako?; "Hihiram ako ng linya kay Julia Roberts from Notting Hill (but of course rewriting it to suit our particular situation): I’m just a girl, unfortunately not standing in front of a boy, but doing it via social med...