Overview
- Announced on stage at Canal+’s ORIGINAL+ presentation in Paris, the project is positioned as a contemporary heist-thriller.
- 'Heist of Benin' is set in modern-day London and is described as intertwining art, love and restitution.
- David Oyelowo will star and produce under his Yoruba Saxon banner alongside producers Steve Richards and Jake Katofsky for Endurance Media and Lisa Bruce for Yoruba Saxon.
- Jesse Quiñones wrote the screenplay from his original idea and will serve as executive producer.
- StudioCanal will finance, distribute and handle international sales, with Ron Halpern, Shana Eddy and Sam Shipp overseeing, while further casting and release details were not disclosed.