Peter Dinklage Joins Channing Tatum in the True Crime Film Project ROOFMAN
Peter Dinklage is set to star alongside Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst in the upcoming true crime film Roofman.
The film is based on the wild true story of Jeffrey Manchester, “an inmate on the run who hides in a place no one would look for him — a toy store.
“When this paradise of fun becomes a prison of loneliness, he falls for the one thing that can stop him from getting away … love.”
The film is described as telling the “remarkable story of Jeffrey Manchester, an eccentric and charming serial robber who broke into more than 60 McDonald’s overnight via their roofs, then emptied the cash register in the morning after herding staff into freezers.
“The former U.S. Army Reserve officer became known as the ‘Rooftop Robber’ or ‘Roofman’ and was known for his gentle demeanor and for rarely resorting to violence.
“Manchester was convicted and imprisoned in 2000, and then he escaped jail and then evaded capture by holing up for months in a Toys ‘r Us and Circuit City store in North Carolina.
“He lived off baby food and would ride bicycles for exercise in the toy store. After reportedly leaving his fingerprints on a Catch Me If You Can DVD in the electronics store, he was recaptured and sent back to jail. The movie will focus on Manchester’s months-long odyssey on the lam.”
The film is being written and directed by Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine) and the project is set up at Miramax with Paramount Pictures distributing.
Dinklage was most recently seen in the Amazon MGM Studios comedy Brothers, with Josh Brolin and Brendan Frasier. He also was recently seen in the Tubi pic The Thicket and is set to voice Professor Dillamond in Universal’s Wicked adaptation which will be released next month.
Source: Deadline