Darren Aronofsky has signed on to an untitled heist thriller, based on the robbery of the Securitas Depot in Tonbridge, England in February 2006, at which over £53 million, or roughly $92.5 million at the time, was stolen, the second biggest haul in history (ok, it was the world’s biggest at the time).
An armed gang abducted the manager of the depot and his family, and forced them to aid the robbery. Much, but not all the money has since been recovered, and five people have been convicted of involvement in the crime so far.
Kerry Williamson, who’s adapted the novel “Fork in the Road” for Alexander Payne, is writing, and the film will be produced by Time Inc, based on a Sports Illustrated article about the robbery, and the non-fiction book “Heist: The Inside Story of the World’s Biggest Robbery.”
This is a definite change of pace for Aronofsky, and we’re champing at the bit to see him tackle a story like this. When will this happen? Well, “Black Swan,” the supernatural ballet film, is definitely shooting this fall, so after that?
Or what about “RoboCop”? That one does seem like a pipe dream that’s not going to happen. Don’t count on that one if you’re a betting man. Personally, we’d love to see his Noah’s Ark film, but that probably would need a bigger budget and should probably be saved for another economic climate. An indie-heist thriller is probably the smart way to go right now.
