David Leitch has described his latest film, How to Rob a Bank, as “a heist movie for the social media age.”
Not a Typical Heist
The 50-year-old filmmaker has helmed the upcoming comedy heist flick and expressed excitement at “holding up a mirror to society” with the picture. The film centers on a crew of bank robbers who use social media to document their heists.
Leitch told Collider, “This is not your typical heist movie. This is a movie that turns the genre on its head. What’s exciting about the movie is it’s a heist movie for the social media age, and not only is a fun, provocative punk rock film that I’m so excited about, it has something to say, and it is sort of holding up a mirror to society right now in a way that I don’t always get to do as a filmmaker, and that’s what’s really exciting to me about How to Rob a Bank.”
Positive Feedback
The Bullet Train director explained how the positive reaction to test screenings of How to Rob a Bank, which stars Nicholas Hoult, Pete Davidson, and Zoe Kravitz, shows how the flick will “resonate” with audiences when it is released later this year.
Leitch recalled, “We had two incredible test screenings. I always take away bits and pieces from our test screenings, but they were overwhelmingly positive. This is a movie that is going to resonate with a lot of people in a lot of walks of life. It’s asking a lot of questions about where is our society going and what are our society’s priorities?”
“On the surface, it’s a little bit of a Robin Hood for the digital age, but it has even, again, more things to say than that, all wrapped up. A little thing we like to do at 87North (the production company he founded with his wife Kelly McCormick), and I like to do, is I still want to make it entertaining and I want to make it commercial, but at the same time, again, it’s subversive, it’s punk rock, and it has something to say.”
Other Upcoming Leitch Films
Other than How to Rob a Bank, Leitch is also directing the uniquely titled movie Jason Statham Stole My Bike. He then explained how Statham is portraying himself in the flick.
The filmmaker said, “He’s playing Jason Statham. He’s playing himself. I think that’s what’s really interesting about it to me. I think it’s different from some of these other meta movies. We’re just really trying to capture something comedic and fun.”
“Obviously, there is some self-righteousness going on. There is a four-quadrant element to it. It’s fun, and it’s family, and it’s a chance for Jason and I to do something we’ve been wanting to do for a long time together, and that’s, really, get together and make a story with heart.”