How to Rob a Bank Brings Social Media Heists to Hong Kong Cinemas

HONG KONG 

What happens when a gang of bank robbers becomes internet famous? That is the question behind How to Rob a Bank, the new action-crime film from director David Leitch, which opened in Hong Kong cinemas on 12 November.

Distributed by Sony Pictures, the film is billed as a fresh twist on the heist genre, built around a crew of social media-savvy robbers who broadcast their daring jobs online. As their viral fame grows, they catch the attention of a veteran FBI agent and a brilliant software engineer, an unlikely duo closing in on them. Even so, the crew pushes past its limits and puts everything on the line for its beliefs, and for its most ambitious heist yet. The gang robs from the rich to give to the poor, which turns the cat-and-mouse chase into a question of who will come out on top.

Leitch, whose credits include Bullet Train, Deadpool 2 and The Fall Guy, directs from a screenplay by Mark Bianculli. He also produces, alongside Brian Grazer and Kelly McCormick.

The ensemble cast includes Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz and Anna Sawai, the Emmy-winning star of Shōgun, with Pete Davidson, John C. Reilly and Rhenzy Feliz also appearing.