Ben Stiller's Tower Heist is greenlit by Universal Pictures
Ben Stiller is starring in the film and Brett Ratner is directing from a script that has been worked on in various stages by writers like Ted Griffin, Noah Baumbach and Jeff Nathanson. Previous writers, when the film was an African-American ensemble film about a group of workers planning to rob Trump Towers, include Russell Gewirtz, Rawson Marshall Thurber and Leslie Dixon. Here's how Brett Ratner described the project:
"It has become the quintessential New York heist movie, where a bunch of blue collar employees in a tower building pull off the ultimate heist."
Ben Stiller will star as the manager of a luxury apartment facility and he, along with many of his co-workers, lost their pensions to a white-collar crook. Ben Stiller's character and four of his colleagues discover that the thief is being held on house arrest in the penthouse of their building and they hatch a plan to rob him.
The site reports that production on the film has been slated to start in November, with filming to take place in New York City.
Tower Heist was released November 4th, 2011 and stars Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck, Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick, Stephen Henderson, Judd Hirsch, Téa Leoni. The film is directed by Brett Ratner.
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Kauaicr07
Stiller Stars, Ratner's Tower Heist On, Nathanson Baumbach Roar, Grazer Safe, Universal Pictures Great!
Actor Ben Stiller star of Night at the Museum 1 & 2 character Larry Daley, Madagascar 1 & 2 (voice) Alex, superstar of the comedic trilogy Meet the Parents (2000), Meet the Fockers (2004) and Little Fockers (2010) as Greg Focker. Ben Stiller will now star in Tower Heist (2011) as a blue collar manager of a luxury apartment/office tower building in NYC. Onboard Ben Stiller's staff is Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, and Chris Tucker. They willingly turn from honest employees into thieves when their pensions are stolen by a resident thief being held under house arrest in their luxury apartment/office tower building where they work. Brett Ratner's Tower Heist (2011) is the quintessential NYC heist starring Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, and Chris Tucker produced by Brian Grazer. Director Brett Ratner of Rush Hour 1 2 3 starring Jackie Chan. Writer Jeff Nathanson for Rush Hour 2 and 3 starring Chris Tucker will bring their tremendous talent and success to Tower Heist (2011). Marvel Comics X-Men: The Last Stand starring Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry was smooth sailing for director Brett Ratner at the helm. Onboard Tower Heist is Noah Baumbach director/writer screenplay for Greenburg (2010) starring Ben Stiller. Noah Baumbach will reach towering height's with The Emperor's Children (2011) based on novel by Claire Messud, starring Keira Knightley, Michelle Williams, Eric Bana, and Richard Gere. After four years Brett Ratner is prepared to deliver the ultimate Tower Heist having a lot of heart to go along with the humor will guarantee towering success for Tower Heist release date 2011. Stiller Stars, Ratner's Tower Heist On, Nathanson Baumbach Roar, Grazer Safe, Universal Pictures Great! Aloha this is Denise Hoglund from Kauai Carpet Cleaners, Inc. IICRC Certified Firm/Water Damage Experts cleaned carpets on 7/23/07 for cast movie trailers, Tropic Thunder Tropicworks Production Inc. paid on 7/31/07. Sincerely, Denise Hoglund
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Basic sounding plot but we'll see.
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