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‘Roofman’ Director Derek Cianfrance on Teaming with Channing Tatum to Tell Jeffrey Manchester’s True Story (Video Interview)

If you don’t live in Charlotte, North Carolina, you may not have heard of Jeffrey Manchester, the egregious robber who broke into 45 McDonald’s establishments between 1998 and 2000 by breaking through their roofs, earning him the moniker of “Roofman.” He was eventually caught, but he figured out a clever way to escape from jail…

Roofman : Trailer / Starring Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, Directed by Derek Cianfrance

©Courtesy of Miramax Roofman : Based on an unbelievable true story, Roofman follows Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum), a former Army Ranger and struggling father who turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname: Roofman. After escaping prison, he secretly lives inside a Toys “R” Us for six months, surviving undetected…

Derek Cianfrance to Direct ‘Roofman’ About Prolific McDonald’s Robber

After a hiatus of eight years, Derek Cianfrance is finally ready to direct a new film, declares Jeff Sneider in his insneider newsletter. Titled Roofman, it’s based on the true but quirky story of Jeffrey Manchester, an oddball serial robber who broke into more than 60 McDonald’s outlets around the country. The brazen franchise-filcher carried…