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Excitement has been steadily building for the heist of the year, How To Rob A Bank. As audiences await a thrilling look at the high-octane drama, adrenaline and wit set amidst the viral world of social media, the film’s producers Kelly McCormick and Allan Mandelbaum have now opened up on hearing the unique script for the first time and their inspiration while making the film.

Sharing their thoughts, McCormick said, “It was almost a week later, after we first read it, I said to David, I can’t stop thinking about that script. And he was like, You know, me either. There’s something about it, isn’t there?"

Beneath its high-concept premise, director David Leitch and McCormick saw the chance to push beyond the conventions of the genre while remaining true to the ambitious, audience-driven filmmaking they had built together.

“We were thinking about the sort of energy behind that frustration people are feeling,” McCormick says. "Was there something to this script? And could we be part of that conversation in a way that felt very 87North, that felt very David Leitch-ian – that it could be fun and wild, but also put a message forward – be part of an important conversation our society is having right now, and strike a chord that so many people are feeling today?”

Mandelbaum further added, “David and Kelly and what they’ve built at 87North – it’s undeniable. They have really found a way to tap into mainstream culture and audiences in a way that very few filmmakers do. They have their finger on the pulse of the culture and what audiences respond to.”

What begins as a string of gutsy, livestreamed bank robberies soon spirals into a chase. As the notorious crew gains fame online for their daring crimes, a veteran FBI agent teams up with a brilliant software engineer to track them down. Refusing to back down, the robbers push the limits of what they're willing to risk in pursuit of their biggest heist yet.

Directed by David Leitch and written by Mark Biancull, the film brings together an exciting ensemble cast led by Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz, Anna Sawai, Rhenzy Feliz, Christian Slater as Walton, with Pete Davidson and John C. Reilly.

Produced by Amazon MGM Studios, Sony Pictures Releasing International releases How To Rob A Bank in cinemas on 20th November.