Julia Roberts, Jesse Eisenberg projects filming in Katonah, Nyack

"Leave the World Behind," a new film starring Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali was filming scenes Thursday on Todd Road in Katonah, according to a lohud reader, who noted that the production established a base camp in a parking lot in nearby Goldens Bridge.

The film is based on the 2020 novel of the same name which follows a couple and their teenage son when they are suddenly forced to share space with the owners of their Long Island vacation rental who claim a sudden blackout that swept through the city has forced them back to their home.

Roberts was last seen in our area while filming "Ben is Back" in Haverstraw in 2017 at Sparky's Diner.

Julia Roberts attends the screening of "Armageddon Time" during the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2022. Roberts is starring in a new film, "Leave The World Behind" which filmed some scenes in Katonah.
Julia Roberts attends the screening of "Armageddon Time" during the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2022. Roberts is starring in a new film, "Leave The World Behind" which filmed some scenes in Katonah.

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Also filming this week is "Fleischman is in Trouble." The FX limited series, which stars Jesse Eisenberg, was spotted filming scenes in South Nyack last week. On Monday, crews were in Pleasantville and at the Edith V. Macy Conference Center in Briarcliff. The Center is a popular filming site; series such as "The Blacklist" and "FBI" have filmed there. Filming continued on May 26 at  property on Smith Avenue in the town of Orangetown, according to notice posted on the Town of Orangetown Filming Facebook site.

Production signs in Pleasantville point the way to a filming location for the new FX limited series "Fleischman is in Trouble"  starring Jesse Eisenberg.
Production signs in Pleasantville point the way to a filming location for the new FX limited series "Fleischman is in Trouble" starring Jesse Eisenberg.

The series, based on Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s bestselling book, co-stars Christian Slater, Lizzy Caplan, Adam Brody and Claire Danes. In it, Eisenberg's divorced 40-something Toby Fleischman is back in the dating world, juggling his career and parenting when his ex-wife, Rachel (Danes), disappears.

If you spot filming let us know. Email Karen Croke, kcroke1@lohud.com

Karen Croke is the features editor for lohud.com and poughkeepsiejournal.com. Find my stories here. Reach me at kcroke1@lohud.com

This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Film starring Mahershala Ali, Julia Roberts filming in Katonah