Channing Tatum & Kirsten Dunst Crime Drama Roofman Gets First Photos

Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst prima successful nan first photos for nan upcoming crime play Roofman.

Based connected a existent story, Tatum plays felon Jeffrey Manchester, a erstwhile U.S. Army Reserve serviceman turned thief who collapsed into much than 60 McDonald’s overnight via their roofs. Manchester would past quiet its rate registers successful nan morning. Manchester became known arsenic nan “Rooftop Robber” aliases “Roofman.” To evade capture, Manchester would hide successful nan walls of a Toys “R” Us.

Entertainment Weekly released nan first photos from nan movies, which tease Tatum and Dunst’s characters. Tatum revealed that he had conversations pinch nan existent Manchester, whom he calls a “beautiful and unfortunate soul.”

“I really dream Jeff likes nan movie,” Tatum told EW. “He’s made immoderate bad decisions successful his life. That is simply a fact. But he is astir apt nan first 1 to show you that. But I conscionable find him specified a beautiful and unfortunate soul. It breaks my heart; he’s truthful smart and alive, moreover connected a telephone call. The first clip I ever talked to him, I was nervous, and he knew things astir maine and asked maine astir my life. He made things really easy.”

Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst connection a first look astatine 'Roofman,' nan caller Derek Cianfrance dramedy astir real-life escaped felon Jeffrey Manchester and his clip surviving wrong nan walls of a Toys "R" Us. https://t.co/nbVuuiSqeC

Who is progressive pinch Channing Tatum successful Roofman?

Joining Tatum successful nan formed is Dunst, who plays Leigh Wainscott, a divided mom who useful astatine nan Toys “R” Us wherever Manchester is hiding. The movie focuses connected Manchester’s life erstwhile he lived successful North Carolina nether nan othername John Zorn for six months successful 2004. Manchester falls for Leigh and “tries to build a caller life until his past starts to drawback up pinch them.”

Roofman besides stars Ben Mendelsohn, Peter Dinklage, Uzo Aduba, Juno Temple, LaKeith Stanfield, Melonie Diaz, Tony Revolori, and Jimmy O. Yang.

Derek Cianfrance directs Roofman from a screenplay he wrote pinch Kirt Gunn. Cianfrance has not directed a movie since 2016’s The Light Between Oceans. Cianfrance received an Oscar information for co-writing nan screenplay for 2020’s Sound of Metal.

Dylan Sellers, Chris Parker, Jamie Patricof, and Lynette Howell Taylor are producers.

Roofman opens successful theaters connected October 10, 2025.