Amazon Studios showed MGM Las Vegas How to rob a bank on Wednesday, highlighting the action-comedy heist during the studio’s CinemaCon showcase.
The high-octane footage introduced a group of criminals posting all their jobs on YouTube, having robbed 15 banks and built a following of 31 million on their channel. They’re far from subtle about this, declaring, “Make your outfit memorable, just have fun with it,” as they wear elaborate animal masks.
Nicholas Hoult serves as the leader of the group (wearing a wolf mask), while the rest of the group consists of Anna Sawai, Pete Davidson, and Renzi Velez. Davidson’s character explains that another staple of the crew is paying the money they steal to a good cause, as he jokes: “And it has to be true, OnlyFans is not a charity.”
“Who’s stealing from whom?” Serving as the film’s tagline, director David Leitch appears on stage with Davidson to suggest that the criminals are “ordinary people like you and me” fighting against the system, trying to put an end to greed and corruption. He added: “The robin in the modern era takes from the rich and gives to the poor.”
Zoë Kravitz, John C. Reilly and Christian Slater also star in the project. Leach, the stunt actor turned film director, was in the back Bullet train, Autumn man and Atomic blondedirects and produces alongside his wife and producing partner Kelly McCormick via their 87North banner. Mark Bianculli, who was a writer and consulting producer on Amazon’s Nazi Hunting show HuntersHe wrote the script. How to rob a bank It is set for theatrical release on September 4.
CinemaCon, the annual gathering of movie theater owners and Hollywood studios, is hosted in Las Vegas by Cinema United, formerly known as the National Association of Theater Owners. This year’s edition will be held from April 13 to 16.
