It was the crime of the century, committed by a bunch of pensioners whose leader hailed from Dartford and travelled to the caper by bus – it was only a matter of time before the Hatton Garden Heist became a movie.
Now the cast has been revealed and filming is underway in the capital.
EastEnders’ Larry Lamb plays the gang’s ringleader from Dartford, Brian Reader in The Hatton Garden Job.
He leads a cast which includes Quadrophenia’s Phil Daniels, The Lady in the Van’s David Calder, Sherlock Holmes and Game of Thrones’ Clive Russell, Downton Abbey’s Matthew Goode and acting legend Joely Richardson.
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The thriller based on the extraordinary real-life theft of £14m worth of jewels last year is being directed by Ronnie Thompson.
It picks up with a mysterious thief who is presented with an opportunity to take down the exclusive Hatton Garden vault just days after leaving prison and recruits a team of veteran British criminals who must stay ahead of the law, dodge hired mercenaries and make deals with the Hungarian mafia.
We spoke to producer and actor Mark Harris, from Crystal Palace, in March who told us: “We are making a Long Good Friday, Hoskins in his old days, a very good earthy London film - like you had Gangster Number One, like you had the Long Good Friday. These films come once in a blue moon. This is what this film is.”
He added: “You can expect the actual true events. There is going to be a little bit of fiction, which is normal in films, but it is really a true crime story.
“It is going to have a little bit of comedy in it as well.
“These old boys, they were old, they were Londoners and from Kent, so it is going to have a real good feel factor.
“They were harmless, you’ve got to remember that. They weren’t at one time but this was the last job.
“We’re basing it on the [heist] but it will have a lot of warmth and empathy with the characters.”
News Shopper will visit The Hatton Garden Job’s set this week. Stayed tuned for updates and coverage.
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