Derek Cianfrance (“Blue Valentine,” “The Place Beyond the Pines”) has actually joined to direct Channing Tatum in the upcoming movie “Roofman.” The fact-based film will certainly fixate Jeffrey Manchester, a founded guilty armed burglar that made a bold jail getaway and discovered haven in a not likely place– the ceiling of a Toys R United States shop.
Cianfrance, an Oscar candidate understood for his abrasive indie dramatization, will certainly direct the movie from an initial manuscript he co-wrote with Kirt Gunn. Tatum, warm off hits like “The Lost City” and “Dog,” is affixed to celebrity as Manchester.
The movie informs truth tale of Manchester’s months-long getaway throughout a number of states prior to becoming recorded back in his home state of New Jacket. After making a significant jail break, Manchester handled to avoid authorities by concealing atop the ceiling ceramic tiles of a Toys R United States for weeks, boiling down just in the evening to plunder the shop’s sweet area.
“Roofman” is being created by Dylan Sellers and Chris Parker of Spotlight, together with Cianfrance’s constant partners Jamie Patricof and Lynette Howell Taylor. Spotlight created the job and will totally fund the movie.
Worldwide sales on “Roofman” will certainly go for the forthcoming European Movie Market, with FilmNation Enjoyment taking care of sales. CAA Media Financing will certainly manage North American legal rights.
Cianfrance is stood for by CAA, Jamie Patricof, and lawyer Michael Schenkman at Flower Hergott. Tatum is stood for by CAA and Hanson Jacobson.
