EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Derek Cianfrance has rounded out an impressive cast for true-life heist pic Roofman, his first feature since The Light Between Oceans back in 2016. Newcomers include Uzo Aduba (Orange Is the New Black), Ben Mendelsohn (The Marsh King’s Daughter), LaKeith Stanfield (Judas and the Black Messiah), Juno Temple (Ted Lasso), Melonie Diaz (Fruitvale Station), Molly Price (Babygirl), the newly Gotham Award-nominated Lily Collias (Good One), Emory Cohen (Rebel Ridge), and Tony Revolori (The Grand Budapest Hotel).
As previously announced, Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, and Peter Dinklage will also star in the film based on the unbelievable true story of Jeffrey Manchester (Tatum), a U.S. Army Reserve officer turned convicted spree-robber who rose to infamy as the ‘Rooftop Robber’ or ‘Roofman.’ A specialist in robbing McDonald’s locations across the U.S., Manchester’s criminal exploits kicked off in November 1998. His M.O. was to drill through the roof during the night or early morning, maintaining a gentle demeanor and rarely resorting to violence over the course of 40-60 estimated robberies, even while holding employees at gunpoint.
Written by Cianfrance and Kirk Gunn, Roofman‘s producers include Jamie Patricof, Lynette Howell Taylor, Alex Orlovsky, Duncan Montgomery, and Dylan Sellers. Exec producers are Jonathan Montepare, Chris Parker, Tatum, Cianfrance, Charles Barsamian, Jonathan Glickman, Thom Zadra, Becky Sloviter, Matt von Waaden, Mark von Waaden, Jack Selby, Rick Covert, and Sam Romano. Rachel Halilej is a co-producer on the project.
Miramax has acquired the picture for select territories, including the U.S., with Paramount to distribute under its first-look deal with the company, releasing the film on October 3, 2025. FilmNation Entertainment handled international sales, and Aperture Media Partners financed.
Next up for release by Paramount is the highly anticipated Gladiator II on November 22.
Aduba is repped by UTA, Entertainment 360, and Schreck Rose Dapello; Mendelsohn by United Management in Australia and WME; Stanfield by CAA, Stark Management, and Ginsburg Daniels Kallis; Temple by B-Side Management in the UK, UTA, Maison 2, and Lichter, Grossman, Nichols; Diaz by Gersh, Anonymous Content, and Yorn, Levine, Barnes; Price by Gersh and Abrams Entertainment; Collias by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners; Cohen by Harvest Talent Management, Range Media Partners, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman; and Revolori by Verve, Circle Management + Production, and Jackoway Austen.
