Elizabeth Olsen Joins Julia Roberts in Sam Esmail’s ‘Panic Carefully’ for Warner Bros.

Elizabeth Olsen is joining Julia Roberts in Warner Bros.‘ thriller feature Panic Carefully.

Sam Esmail is set to direct from his own script, with the studio landing the package in February following a bidding war and committing to a theatrical release. Esmail will produce with Chad Hamilton for Email Corp., alongside Roberts, Scott Stuber, Marisa Yeres Gill and Lisa Gillan.

Kevin McCormick and Chrystal Li will oversee Panic Carefully for Warner Bros.

The movie is described as a paranoid thriller reminiscent of Silence of the Lambs and Esmail’s Emmy-winning series Mr. Robot.

Esmail’s most recent feature was the 2023 Netflix thriller Leave the World Behind, in which Roberts starred alongside Mahershala Ali and Ethan Hawke. Esmail is producing A24’s thriller movie Famous, in which Zac Efron and Phoebe Dynevor is starring for director Jody Hill.

Deadline was first to report the news.

More to come.