Ewan McGregor considering bank robbery movie

Ewan McGregor is interested in playing real-life robber Eddie Dodson, who held up banks with charm rather than guns, in Electric Slide, a project he has been linked to for some time

Source, and more information: Total Film

Further details can be found via Los Angeles Times

Ewan McGregor's Go Go Gala interview + poster and synopsis for 'The Electric Slide'

Check out Ewan's interview from Friday:



The folks over at Collider got the poster for The Electric Slide from the American Film Market (AFM). AFM is "the place where buyers and sellers do business to bring you the films you’ll hopefully be seeing in the near future, AFM has tons of artwork and synopses which are used to promote films..." The poster featuring Ewan McGregor and the official synopsis are below:



THE ELECTRIC SLIDE, directed by Tristan Patterson

Based on the article “The Yankee Bandit: The Life and Times of Eddie Dodson, World’s Greatest Bank Robber”, written by Timothy Ford and published by GEAR Magazine, THE ELECTRICE SLIDE tells the true story of suave hipster and celebrity-magnet Eddie Dodson, who in 1980s Los Angeles owned and ran one of the city’s most stylish art deco furniture stores. Celebrities flocked to buy the latest pieces and Eddie was living the high life along with the Hollywood elite.

But when Eddie met cool and unimpressed Jenny, he decided to do the most outrageous thing he could think of to win her attention - he robbed a bank. Eddie discovered in himself the uncanny ability to charm pretty bank tellers into emptying their drawers of cash and getting away with it. And Jenny discovered that a boyfriend who robbed banks was about as hot as it got.

Over a period of months, Eddie and Jenny robbed over 70 banks in the Los Angeles area, often narrowly escaping the increasingly frustrated FBI. When the authorities interviewed the tellers who had been robbed, each of the described Eddie “like a movie star, the most charming man they had ever met.” The media, jumping on the story, dubbed him “The Gentleman Bandit.” But Eddie’s criminal lucky streak would not last forever as the FBI closed in and angry loan sharks with unpaid debts threatened his life.

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Ewan McGregor's 'The Electric Slide' shows signs of life

Ewan McGregor had reportedly been in talks to star in The Electric Slide way back in February, but there has been no word on the film until now:

In the wake of the American Film Market, Myriad Pictures has racked up sales in multiple territories...as well as presales for the Ewan McGregor starrer "The Electric Slide."

Pre-sales on "Electric," the story of Los Angeles bank robber Larry Dodson, were stuck for the following territories: Scandinavia - Nordisk; Switzerland - Rialto; Turkey - ANS/D Prods.; Iceland - Myndform; Poland - Monolith; Benelux - European Film Partners; Bulgaria and Romania - Programs 4 Media; the Czech Republic - AQS: Former Yugoslavia - MG Film; Greece - Spentzos; Hungary - RTL; the Middle East - Easgle Films; Pan Asian Py TV - Star TV; Portugal - Valentim and Cinesky for the airlines. [THR]

Carey Mulligan was also in talks to star in the movie. Based on a true story, The Electric Slide centers around the life of furniture salesman Eddie Dodson, a man who became a notorious bank robber. Dodson owned a furniture boutique in Hollywood during the 1980s and tried robbing a bank to impress his new girlfriend. Dodson robbed over 70 banks in Los Angeles before he was arrested by the FBI. Ewan might play Dodson with Carey Mulligan playing his love interest in the movie.

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Ewan McGregor and the Electric Slide

Weirdest title ever. Ewan McGregor and Sundance sensation Carey Mulligan are in talks to star in the movie The Electric Slide. Based on a true story, the movie centers around the life of furniture salesman Eddie Dodson, a man who became a notorious bank robber. Dodson owned a furniture boutique in Hollywood during the 1980s and tried robbing a bank to impress his new girlfriend. Dodson robbed over 70 banks in Los Angeles. before he was arrested by the FBI. Ewan might play Dodson with Carey Mulligan playing his love interest in the movie. Indie production and finance banner Myriad Pictures is putting the financing together for the project and is preselling to buyers in Berlin.

It sounds like an interesting story actually. How on earth did a guy get away with robbing that many banks?

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