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'Bandit' is an upcoming biographical crime film directed by Allan Ungar and starring Josh Duhamel, Elisha Cuthbert, Nestor Carbonell and Mel Gibson.

The film is based on the true life story of Gilbert Galvan Jr (also known as 'The Flying Bandit'). Galvan escaped from a Michigan prison in 1984 and crossed the border into Canada where he went on to rob 59 banks and jewelry stores while being chased by a police task force. He still holds a record for the most consecutive robberies in Canadian history.

The screenplay by Kraig Wenman is largely based on interviews and accounts featured in the 1996 true crime book 'The Flying Bandit' by Robert Knuckle with Ed Arnold. Redbox Entertainment and Quiver Distribution acquired North American distribution rights to the film and set it for a theatrical release on September 23, 2022.

Cast



*Josh Duhamel as Gilbert Galvan Jr/Robert Whiteman

*Mel Gibson as Tommy Kay

*Elisha Cuthbert as Andrea Hudson

*Nestor Carbonell as John Snydes

Production



Casting

On October 30, 2020 it was announced that Josh Duhamel would star as Gilbert Galvan Jr in an adaptation of Robert Knuckle's book 'The Flying Bandit', which details the life of Galvan. On May 19, 2021, Mel Gibson and Elisha Cuthbert joined the cast. On June 15, 2021 it was reported that Nestor Carbonell had joined the cast as a detective hunting Duhamel's character.

Filming

Filming was originally planned to take place in Vancouver and Ottawa, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic most of the production was relocated to the state of Georgia. Film crews were spotted in and around the Valdosta area in May and June 2021. Additional filming took place in Ottawa in September 2021.

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