Matt Reeves Plans Bank Heist Thriller
By Angie Han/Dec. 2, 2014 11:30 am EST
According to THR, the new film is based on a pitch by Matt Charman and will be produced by Tobey Maguire. No actors have been announced at this time, and there’s no word yet on whether Maguire will also star. But he’s been more active as a producer lately, working on the apocalypse drama Z for Zachariah and the YA sci-fi The Fifth Wave.
Though not a household name yet, Charman is in high demand after writing the World War II drama Suite Française and Steven Spielberg’s untitled Cold War spy thriller starring Tom Hanks. He also has experience with TV, having written for the British shows Man Stroke Woman and Our Zoo.
Reeves will direct the bank heist pic after he’s done with the Dawn of the Planet of the Apes sequel, which is due out July 29, 2016. He signed on for the follow-up back in January, months before Dawn even hit theaters. Fox’s confidence in his abilities turned out to be well placed – Dawn grossed $708 million at the box office and was even better received by critics than its 2011 predecessor, Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
His previous credits include Cloverfield, Let Me In, and the 1996 David Schwimmer / Gwyneth Paltrow romcom The Pallbearer that you probably forgot existed. He also created the TV series Felicity with J.J. Abrams.
