Next James Bond contender Robert Pattinson stars in first look at new Netflix thriller with Oscar-winner and Normal People star

Not content with starring in several of the biggest films of the year and emerging as a serious candidate for the role of James Bond – Robert Pattinson is set to star in another major movie arriving early in 2027.

Heist film The Take will see him star alongside Hollywood icon Denzel Washington and Normal People star Daisy-Edgar Jones, and Netflix has just confirmed a release date for the movie.

The streamer has confirmed that the film will be available on the platform from 15 January 2027, while it has also released a poster (below) and some first-look imagery which you can see throughout this page.

The Take is directed by acclaimed Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Meirelles (City of God, The Two Popes) from a script by long-time X-Men screenwriter Simon Kinberg, and also includes roles for The Walking Dead's Danai Gurira and Mission: Impossible's Sean Harris.

Pattinson stars in the lead role as a former army captain who gets recruited by a seasoned criminal for an ambitious heist – a job which has pretty major repercussions for his love life.

The official synopsis reads: "Fresh out of the Army, former Captain Noah (Pattinson) is trying to find his footing in civilian life, when charismatic master thief Christian Carter (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."

Speaking to Tudum, Meirelles explained that it was the blend of genres that attracted him to the script.

"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 said. "Both things have a lot of weight."

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The Take will be released on Netflix on Friday 15 January 2026.

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Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.