No Ordinary Heist

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Eddie Marsan & Éanna Hardwicke Set For Irish Thriller ‘No Ordinary Heist’

Eddie Marsan (Back to Black, Happy Go Lucky) and Éanna Hardwicke (Lakelands, The Sixth Commandment) are set to star in upcoming Irish thriller No Ordinary Heist, inspired by the largest cash heist in UK and Irish history.

Colin McIvor (Zoo) will direct from a script he co-wrote with debut screenwriter Aisling Corristine with filming expecting to begin in January across locations in Dublin and Belfast.

Inspired by true events that took place in Belfast in December 2004, No Ordinary Heist weaves a gripping fictional tale of two bank employees thrust into a chilling scheme. Forced to orchestrate a £26.5M ($33.8M) robbery to save their family, they are made to execute the crime without the gang ever stepping foot inside the bank.

No Ordinary Heist marks the first feature project from the newly launched Picture Locked Productions, in partnership with Damon Lane of Next Wednesday Films. It’s supported by Fis Éireann/Screen Ireland, Northern Ireland Screen and U.S.-based Six Leaf Clover, with BBC Northern Ireland and RTÉ securing broadcast rights in Northern Ireland and Ireland respectively.

Wildcard Distribution has acquired rights for the UK and Ireland with Epic Pictures handling worldwide sales.