Roofman (film)

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Roofman
Directed by Derek Cianfrance
Screenplay by
  • Derek Cianfrance
  • Kirt Gunn
Produced by
  • Dylan Sellers
  • Chris Parker
  • Jamie Patricof
  • Lynette Howell Taylor
Starring
Cinematography Andrij Parekh [1]
Production
companies
  • Limelight
  • Aperture Media Partners
  • High Frequency Entertainment
  • Hunting Lane
  • 51 Entertainment
Distributed by Miramax (through Paramount Pictures)
Release date
  • October 3, 2025 (2025-10-03)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Roofman is an upcoming American crime drama film directed by Derek Cianfrance and starring Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, Ben Mendelsohn, Peter Dinklage, Uzo Aduba, Juno Temple and LaKeith Stanfield.

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The film will be released in the United States on October 3, 2025, by Paramount Pictures.

Premise

The film is a biopic of the fugitive Jeffrey Manchester, a former United States Army Reserve officer, known colloquially as Roofman due to his propensity to steal from branches of McDonald's after entering their premises via the roof and evaded capture from police by hiding in the roof of a Toys "R" Us store. [2]

Cast

Production

The project was announced in February 2024 with Derek Cianfrance as director from a script he wrote alongside Kirt Gunn. Dylan Sellers and Chris Parker will produce through the Limelight production company alongside Jamie Patricof and Lynette Howell Taylor. Channing Tatum is set to play Roofman. [3] Ben Mendelsohn and Kirsten Dunst joined the cast in September 2024. [4] [5] In October 2024, Miramax acquired distribution rights to the project, with its parent Paramount Pictures distributing on its behalf in the United States and select international territories, with Peter Dinklage, Uzo Aduba, Juno Temple, LaKeith Stanfield, Molly Price, Melonie Diaz, Lily Collias, Emory Cohen, and Tony Revolori joining the cast. [6] [7] [8]

Principal photography began on October 24, 2024, in Gastonia, North Carolina, [9] and it is expected to wrap in December. [10]

Release

In late October 2024, the film was scheduled for a theatrical release in the United States on October 3, 2025. [11]

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