The Take First Look with Washington, Pattinson, and Edgar-Jones

Netflix has unveiled a first look at The Take, the new heist film that opens in select theaters and debuts on Netflix on January 15, 2027. The film has not yet been rated by the Motion Picture Association (MPA).

In the film, former Captain Noah (Robert Pattinson) is fresh out of the Army and trying to find his footing in civilian life when charismatic master thief Christian Carter (Denzel Washington) recruits him to join his crew for the score of a lifetime: robbing the richest bank in Manhattan.

The otherwise meticulous plan has just one hitch: Noah’s girlfriend Rose (Daisy Edgar-Jones) works at the bank as a teller. With time and love on the line, Noah must figure out who he can trust if he hopes to make it out of the heist alive.

In addition to Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson, and Daisy Edgar-Jones, The Take also stars Danai Gurira, Sean Harris, Moisés Arias, and Justin Kirk.

From Academy Award-nominated director Fernando Meirelles (The Two Popes) and written by Academy Award nominee Simon Kinberg (Mr. & Mrs. Smith), the movie is produced by Kinberg, Audrey Chon, and Meirelles. Samson Mucke and Katia Washington are the executive producers.

For Meirelles, what first intrigued him about Kinberg’s script was the unconventional blend of genres. “Until the end, you don’t know if you’re making a love story that has a robbery, or if you’re making a robbery film that has a love story,” he told Netflix’s official blog Tudum. “Both things have a lot of weight.”

The script also has a nonlinear, puzzlelike structure, which keeps audiences guessing as the story unfolds. And unlike many traditional heist movies, The Take unfolds almost entirely from the perspective of a single character, Noah. “You only know what he knows,” Meirelles explained.

“He’s never late; he’s always available. If I need to do 20 takes, he’s there,” Meirelles said of Robert Pattinson. Washington kept the filmmaker on his toes with his spontaneous approach to dialogue. “Each take is a surprise,” Meirelles said. “It’s a delight to film like that … And it really surprises you. It’s brilliant.”