Mahershala Ali joins Leave The World Behind cast
Mahershala Ali is to star in 'Leave The World Behind'. The 47-year-old actor has boarded the cast of the Netflix thriller and will feature alongside Julia Roberts. The 'Mr. Robot' creator Sam Esmail will direct the flick, which is an adaptation of Rumaan Alam's novel of the same name. It was first revealed last year that Netflix had acquired the rights to the project and Denzel Washington was in talks to star opposite Julia – although that role will now be filled by Mahershala, a winner of two Academy Awards. The movie will be produced by Julia through her Red Om Films banner as well as Esmail...