Jason Reitman, Ivan Reitman and Nick Hornby Teaming for Bank Heist Film

Director Jason Reitman is teaming up with his father Ivan Reitman and writer Nick Hornby to develop the bank heist film I Would Only Rob Banks for My Family for Fox Searchlight. The film will be based on a real-life story of the same title written by Skip Hollandsworth for the Texas Monthly, following an apparent ordinary family in Texas who pulled off two heists before getting caught attempting to pull off a third one.

THR reported on the joining of forces of Jason and Ivan Reitman with Nick Hornby to make I Would Only Rob Banks for My Family, the film is said to be a dramedy. Jason will produce and direct the film from a script adapted by Hornby, while his father Ivan will also produce.

This story from the article alone sounds like a movie, so after reading about it it shouldn't be a surprise a film is getting made about it. The only film I really remember seeing from Reitman is Thank You For Smoking, which I enjoyed, but I am also aware of his success with films like Juno and Up In The Air so I can see him as a great choice for the film. The last time he teamed up with his father was actually for Up In The Air, and that film ended up getting 6 Oscar nominations, so the partnership can only be seen as a good thing. As for Hornby, I know he wrote the script for the upcoming film Wild, starring Reese Witherspoon, and that film is getting quite some award buzz itself, so Hornby also has to be a plus for the team.