Paramount plans Channing Tatum’s ‘Roofman’ for October 2025 release

Paramount will release “Roofman,” the upcoming film from “The Place Beyond the Pines” director Derek Cianfrance, on October 3, 2025, as part of a first-look deal with Miramax, which has acquired the film for distribution in the U.S. and other specified territories.

Based on a true story, the film stars Channing Tatum as Jeffrey Manchester, a former military guard who falls on hard times and resorts to robbing various McDonald’s locations, earning him the media nickname “Roofman” for cutting holes in fast food roofs. eating places where he could carry out his attacks.

After escaping from prison, he begins a new life, hiding in a toy store, falling in love with a single mother (Kirsten Dunst) and her two daughters. However, his criminal past and final robbery threaten to destroy his chance at redemption.

The film, which Cianfrance co-wrote with Kirk Gunn, also stars Peter Dinklage. Producers are Lynette Howell Taylor, Jamie Patricof and Duncan Montgomery.

There are currently no wide releases scheduled for the first weekend of October 2025, although “Roofman” is the first non-IP wide release added to this monthly list. Other films currently scheduled for release next October include Disney’s “Tron: Ares,” as well as sequels to Universal/Blumhouse’s “Black Telephone” and Warner Bros./New Line’s “Mortal Kombat.”