EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios’ David Leitch directed crime action thriller How to Rob a Bank is walking away with a September 4, 2026 Labor Day weekend release.
The pic which stars Nicholas Hoult, Pete Davidson, and Anna Sawai has a plot that’s largely under wraps, but involves smart bank robbers who share their heists on social media while evading police.
Leitch and Kelly McCormick’s 87 North is producing with Imagine Entertainment. The duo will produce alongside Imagine’s Brian Grazer, Jeb Brody, and Allan Mandelbaum. Mark Bianculli (Hunters, upcoming Cliffhanger reboot) wrote the script and will also executive produce.
There aren’t any other wide entries dated on Labor Day weekend 2026. How to Rob a Bank opens in the frame prior to Warner Bros/DC’s Clayface on Sept. 11.
Amazon MGM Studios’ has committed to theatrical in a big way, having made a big splash at CinemaCon this year with their debut on the Caesars Palace Colosseum stage. Currently, they have the Artists Equity production, The Accountant 2 in theaters, the sequel to the 2016 Ben Affleck original crime thriller, The Accountant. The Accountant 2 has grossed well north of $67M at the global box office and also stars Jon Bernthal, Daniella Pineda, J.K. Simmons and Cynthia Addai-Robinson.
Imagine Entertainment’s upcoming projects include After the Hunt, a thriller for Amazon MGM directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield, Ayo Edebiri, Michael Stuhlbarg and Chloë Sevigny, The Gringo Hunters, a Spanish-language drama for Netflix, based on investigative reporting in the Washington Post, a Ron Howard-directed documentary on renowned photographer Richard Avedon, and a feature-length Barba Walters documentary.
87North Productions’ upcoming slate includes Universal’s Nobody 2, Ballerina Overdrive, and Fast & Loose. In addition in various stages of development there’s Kung Fu starring Donnie Yen, Versus (Universal), Red Shirt (Amazon MGM Studios) starring Channing Tatum, The Trip starring Jason Segel, Samara Weaving, Timothy Olyphant and Juliette Lewis; a Weezer project; a film adaptation of the video game Just Cause directed by Ángel Manuel Soto; and a sequel to Violent Night (Universal) with David Harbour returning as Santa Claus.
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