Jason Reitman is set to team with Nick Hornby on a bank heist film for Fox Searchlight.
Reitman will direct and Hornby is onboard to adapt I Would Only Rob Banks for My Family, a true-life story based on a Texas Monthly article by Skip Hollandsworth. The story revolves around a seemingly ordinary Texas family who pulled off two bold heists before they were caught attempting a third.
The family-themed project marks a father-son reteaming of Reitman, who also will produce the film through his Right of Way banner, and his father, Ivan Reitman, who is producing via his Montecito Picture Company. The two last collaborated on Jason Reitman's Up in the Air, which was nominated for a best picture Oscar. It is unclear whether I Would Only Rob Banks for My Family will be Jason Reitman's next project after he finishes up duties on his Hulu series Casual.
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