Apocalyptic thriller Leave the World Behind has claimed eighth place on ... As the threats grow, the four characters are forced to grapple with the idea of the collapsing world.

Hawke as Clay in 'Leave the World Behind.' There was a light bulb moment ... I write very specifically, and to write good characters, you have to be as specific as possible, but then I stay ...

However, he looked to invert the classic disaster film formula where the monster is the unknown ("the not-knowing — at the time, that was the pandemic") and the characters are secondary.

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