EXCLUSIVE: In a buzzy EFM package deal, Channing Tatum is about to star in true crime story Roofman for Oscar nominee Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine).

Pic is predicated on the outstanding story of Jeffrey Manchester, an eccentric and charming serial robber who broke into greater than 60 McDonald’s in a single day through their roofs, then emptied the money register within the morning after herding employees into freezers. The previous U.S. Military Reserve officer turned referred to as the ‘Rooftop Robber’ or ‘Roofman’ and was identified for his mild demeanor and for not often resorting to violence.

Convicted and imprisoned in 2000, the plucky legal escaped jail after which evaded seize by holing up for months in a Toys ‘r Us and Circuit Metropolis retailer in North Carolina. He lived off child meals and would trip bicycles for train within the toy retailer. After reportedly leaving his fingerprints on a Catch Me If You Can DVD within the electronics retailer, he was recaptured and despatched again to jail. The film will concentrate on Manchester’s months-long odyssey on the lam.

FilmNation and CAA Media Finance are launching the package deal for the EFM the place it’s already producing sturdy curiosity from distribution sources we’ve spoken to. FilmNation is on worldwide, CAA on home.

Script comes from Cianfrance and Kirt Gunn. Dylan Sellers and Chris Parker will produce by way of their Limelight (Palm Springs) manufacturing banner alongside Cianfrance’s longtime collaborators Jamie Patricof (Looking Lane) and Lynette Howell Taylor (51 Leisure). Limelight developed the undertaking and can totally finance.

FilmNation can even be on the EFM with Berlin Movie Competition opener Small Issues Like These starring Cillian Murphy. Magic Mike and The Misplaced Metropolis star Tatum most just lately teamed with FilmNation on Canine, which took $85M world off an estimated $15M funds.

Cianfrance is often known as the creator of the HBO sequence I Know This A lot Is True. He was nominated for a Finest Authentic Screenplay Oscar for Sound Of Steel.

Cianfrance is represented by CAA, Jamie Patricof, and legal professional Michael Schenkman at Bloom Hergott. Tatum, who subsequent stars in Mission Artemis for Apple and Amazon MGM’s Blink Twice, is represented by CAA and Hanson Jacobson.