Overview

• Paramount released the final trailer on Oct. 6 for Roofman, directed by Derek Cianfrance and led by Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst, ahead of the Oct. 10 theatrical rollout.
• The film adapts the case of Jeffrey Manchester, a former Army Ranger tied to more than 40 McDonald’s roof-entry robberies who escaped custody and hid inside a Toys “R” Us in Charlotte.
• After a Toronto premiere to generally positive but mixed notices, the cast held a Los Angeles premiere on Sept. 29 and a New York premiere on Oct. 7 as marketing intensified.
• Recent reviews from outlets including Rolling Stone, The A.V. Club, and The Globe and Mail praise Tatum’s charisma but note tonal lightness and factual alterations that soften real-world harms.
• Filmmakers say they consulted Manchester extensively during production, speaking with him regularly by phone and recreating his toystore hideout as part of the film’s character-focused approach.