An all-star cast has assembled for director Bart Layton's (American Animals, The Imposter) adaptation of Don Winslow’s acclaimed robbery novella, Crime 101.
This comes almost three years after Amazon emerged victorious, beating Netflix in a highly competitive bid for the rights to the book. Amazon reportedly paid $90 million to secure the film.
The project was in a holding pattern for quite some time thanks to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, but we finally have some tantalizing footage ahead of the film's February 13 theatrical release. Amazon will distribute the film in North America while Sony handles international distribution. The film has a 140-minute runtime.
Another thing of note about the project's development is that Pedro Pascal was initially set to co-star in the detective role, but had to drop out to film The Fantastic Four: First Steps. He was replaced by another MCU star, Mark Ruffalo.
On working with Berry, Hemsworth previously stated, "Certain people just bring out not just the best in you, but also sort of a comfort level where it feels like it’s a place to explore and it’s a place to examine different ideas and try different things. And that was the experience [with Berry]. I loved every second of it."
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Set against the sun-bleached grit of Los Angeles, Crime 101 weaves the tale of an elusive jewel thief (Chris Hemsworth) whose string of heists along the 101 freeway have mystified police. When he eyes the score of a lifetime, his path crosses that of a disillusioned insurance broker (Halle Berry) who is facing her own crossroads. Convinced he has found a pattern, a relentless detective (Mark Ruffalo) is closing in, raising the stakes even higher. As the heist approaches, the line between hunter and hunted begins to blur, and all three are faced with life-defining choices–and the realization that there can be no turning back.
Adapted from Don Winslow’s acclaimed novella of the same name, the film is written and directed by Bart Layton (American Animals, The Imposter). Monica Barbaro, Corey Hawkins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Nick Nolte round out the cast.
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