Julia Roberts revealed that former President Barack Obama collaborated with her director for her latest movie on Tuesday while appearing on a talk show.
The 56-year-old actress while visiting The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon was asked about Barack, 62, and his wife Michelle Obama, 59, being producers of Leave The World Behind with their Higher Ground production company.
Leave The Word Behind is a psychological thriller written, directed and produced by Sam Esmail, 46, who created Mr. Robot and is based on the 2020 novel of the same name by Rumaan Alam, 46.
‘Did they work closely with the film?,’ Jimmy, 49, asked of the Obamas.
‘Yes. Well, this was on President Obama’s reading list, you know, he puts out his cool books and cool songs,’ Julia said referencing Barack’s annual recommendations.
Julia Roberts revealed that former President Barack Obama collaborated with her director for her latest movie on Tuesday while appearing on a talk show
‘So this book was on his list and he’s a big fan of Mr. Robot. And so I think he and Sam, you know, collaborated with the notes in the beginning and the notes when we were done filming and the post production,’ Julia said.
Leave The World Behind premiered in October at the AFI Fest and was released in selected theaters on November 22 ahead of its streaming release by Netflix on Friday.
A premise of the film provided by Netflix said it follows a family on vacation in Long Island who are interrupted by the owners of the home they rented bearing news of a mysterious blackout.
‘Imagine him in the editing room,’ Jimmy said of Barack before he launched into an imitation of the former president.
‘If you’re knocking on the door, I would hide. It’s his Airbnb. It’s his Airbnb. He can do what he wants. He’s allowed to live there, it’s his house,’ Jimmy said while impersonating Barack as Julia doubled over in laughter.
Leave The World Behind also stars Ethan Hawke, Mahershala Ali, Myha’la and Kevin Bacon.
Julia in addition to starring in the film also is a co-producer after previously working with Sam on the thriller TV series Homecoming.
The cast of Leave The World Behind was unable to attend the film’s premiere in October due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.
Former President Barack Obama, shown in November in Chicago, collaborated with director Sam Esmail on the film adaptation of Leave The World Behind
‘Yes. Well, this was on President Obama’s reading list, you know, he puts out his cool books and cool songs,’ Julia said referencing Barack’s annual recommendations
Sam Esmail, shown on Monday in New York City, created Mr. Robot and directed Leave The World Behind
Michelle and Barack Obama, shown in September 2021 in Chicago, are producers of Leave The World Behind with their Higher Ground production company
Julia has been married since 2002 to Daniel Moder, 54, and they have three children together.
The actress said two of her three children currently are in college and her youngest Henry is still at home.
Julia on the chat show also confessed to being a huge Taylor Swift fan.
She previously starred in the 2022 film Ticket To Paradise with George Clooney and also was an executive producer.