EXCLUSIVE:Taylor Kitsch (Lone Survivor), Alexandra Daddario (The White Lotus) and cinema legend Christopher Walken (The deer hunter) ought to star in a real crime thriller The Lengthy Island Financial institution Robber.
Based mostly on a real story, Kitsch will play Stephen Trantel, “a profitable Wall Avenue commodities dealer. After being fired from his job, Stephen’s determined makes an attempt to maintain his household afloat lead him on the unimaginable path of turning into one in every of Lengthy Island’s most prolific financial institution robbers.”
Daddario will play Jeanne Trantel, “Stephen’s savvy spouse who more and more distrusts her husband and longs to chart her personal path outdoors the house.” Academy Award winner Walken will play Stephen’s father, a retired police officer “with a strict code of ethics.”
Matthew Gentile (American assassin) will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with Bianca Vera, primarily based on the non-fiction e book ‘Till the heist separates us by Jeanne Callahan and Michael Harvey. Manufacturing is scheduled to start this month in New Jersey.
Vaneast Footage has acquired worldwide gross sales rights and can launch the undertaking to consumers forward of subsequent week’s AFM.
The movie is produced by Vince Jolivette and Richie Hill of Filmopoly (The trio), Chris Bellant of Imaginative and prescient Leisure (Neighborhood Watch) and Danielle Gasher of Vaneast Footage (hell hound). Taylor Kitsch, Andres Budnik, Liam Scholey, Raymond Kimsey, Matt Allen, Dan Reardon, Kyle Fox, Alan B. Bursteen and Daybreak Bursteen are govt producers. Patricia DiCerto (Blue Jasmine) joined the group as casting director.
Gentile’s first characteristic movie as director, American assassinwas against the law thriller starring Tom Pelphrey, Ryan Phillippe, Idina Menzel and Jacki Weaver. The movie received awards at a number of American festivals after its launch in Taormina, Italy.
“The Lengthy Island Financial institution Robber is a real story that I discovered in my youth, rising up in New York as a real crime obsessive. A propulsive heist movie on the floor, the story additionally touches on advanced themes of grief, survival, and marriage. With Taylor, Alexandra and Christopher because the leads, I could not have requested for a greater forged to carry this movie to life,” mentioned director and co-writer Matthew Gentile.
“This bundle is a uncommon discover, with that excellent mixture of a gripping true-crime storyline, a gifted director and an all-star ensemble. We will not wait to introduce this one to consumers,” mentioned Danielle Gasher, Vaneast Footage.
“We’re thrilled to carry Matthew Gentile’s imaginative and prescient for this movie to life with this unimaginable forged and crew, and to associate with Vaneast on worldwide gross sales. It is such a compelling and sophisticated story that we won’t wait to share with the world,” mentioned producer Richie Hill.
Kitsch is represented by Untitled Leisure and CAA. Daddario is represented by CAA, Untitled Leisure and Jackoway Austen. Walken is represented by CAA. Matthew Gentile and Bianca Vera each work at Imaginative and prescient Leisure and Goodman, Genow.