In 2006, murray was arrested for his alleged involvement in a securitas depot robbery 1 in england that is known as the biggest heist in british crime history. A look at britains biggest heist on the 10th anniversary. The incident took place on february 21, 2006, at kent in south east england. Darren aronofsky to direct story of reallife robbery. The story of the biggest cash robbery in british history, an operation that would take months of meticulous planning and one night to execute. After a terrifying two hours, the robbery finally came to an end and the robbers fled at around 2. The depot looks largely unchanged since the robbery. The indie thriller is being set up for aronofsky to both direct and. Several men abducted and threatened the family of the manager, tied. Aronofsky plans securitas heist film dark horizons. The manager and his family were driven at gunpoint in a white van to the securitas depot in tonbridge around 01. Prosecutor in the case said the plot was worthy of a hollywood heist movie.
The gang that executed the securitas depot robbery on february 21, 2006, had taken into account all angles and areas when it came to controlling every aspect of this brazen heist. The project is being produced by xyz films and time inc. Site of the securitas depot robbery 21 feb 2006 in. The wrestler director darren aronofsky will direct and produce a movie based on the robbery committed at the securitas depot in tonbridge, england in february 2006. The securitas depot robbery was the largest cash robbery in british history. Gangsterturnedcage fighter lee murray gangsters inc. Detectives investigating the multimillion pound securitas depot raid released the first efit of one of the suspects involved in the heist. Reallife heists that inspired the movies movies empire. The true story of the worlds biggest cash robbery paperback 26 nov 2009. I wonder if they got any inspiration from other heists or movies about heists. The manager of the depot, colin dixon, was abducted at about 18. But what exactly goes on at the securitas depot in tonbridge, kent.
Five men have been convicted of involvement in the uks biggest ever cash robbery in february 2006. Colin dixon, 51, said the terror he, his wife lynn, 45, and young son craig had experienced had amounted to the worst night of my life and he appealed for the publics help in catching the terrible gang. Many bank heists have been worthy of a movie, but the north hollywood bank of america heist of 1997 has all the ingredients down pat. The raid director to make former darren aronofsky heist. The securitas depot robbery was the largest cash robbery in british history, that took place in the evening of 21 february 2006 from 18. Despite pulling off what has been described as a perfect bank robbery. Now the story of the 2006 robbery at the securitas depot in tonbridge is to be made into a hollywood film, with darren aronofsky, the filmmaker behind oscarnominated drama the wrestler, in the. Eight years after the north bank heist, britain would again be home to a recordbreaking bank robbery. The securitas robbery latest news securitas gang must pay back cash. The depot manager, his wife and son were taken to the securitas depot in tonbridge at around 01. Darren aronofsky developing worlds biggest heist movie. Untitled darren aronofsky heist project movie movie insider. After posing as police and kidnapping both the securitas branch manager and his family, the heavily armed gang of thieves brought him to the depot where they then bound his 14 employees and forced him to open the cash cages. Untitled darren aronofsky heist project is not in active development.
The programme takes an indepth look at the night a. Just a bit of information for anyone who thinks that conor hanging out with these people is in some way cool or badass, the gang who carried out the securitas depot robbery held a shotgun to the head of the depot managers eight yearold son and threatened to blow his brains out if his dad didnt cooperate. How the hatton garden raid compares to britains biggest heists. Cage fighter jailed over securitas robbery will pay back. On 25 june 2006, in a joint operation with moroccan. It looks like writerdirector darren aronofsky is going to be following up his brilliant 2008 wrestling pic, the wrestler, with a film based around, the daring robbery of the securitas depot in tonbridge. Britains biggest cash robbery was the notorious securitas depot heist in tonbridge, kent, in february 2006, when.
Hysenaj was crucial to the success of the robbery because he. How the hatton garden raid compares to britains biggest. Armed gang convicted of securitas robbery uk news the. The robbers were better armed than police and stood like something out of a movie, firing machinegun rounds into a crowd of cops and tactical units that eventually filled the entire street. In feburary 2006, a gang of armed robbers disguised themselves as policemen and kidnapped the branch manager of securitas, a security service not dissimilar to dunbar armored.
How a ufc fighter pulled off the biggest bank heist ever. The ruthless kent gang behind britains biggest ever robbery. It took place on the evening of 21 february 2006 from 18. In terms of value, the robbery puts previous british capers, such as the great train robbery, in the shade. The securitas depot boss targeted by the gang spoke for the first time yesterday about his familys horrific ordeal. Roger coutts life emir hysenaj 20 years lee murray 25 years stuart royle life the securitas depot robbery was the largest cash robbery in british history. The securitas depot robbery is considered the largest cash robbery in british history. Technically this was not a robbery of a bank, but rather of the facility where vast sums of money that are deposited in banks are held to, yknow, prevent the money from being stolen. This robbery was the subject of two television films, the 10 million dollar getaway and the big heist, and is a key plot element in the 1990 film goodfellas. There really needs to be a proper hollywood movie about this story. At the depot, 14 members of staff were bound by robbers armed with handguns, shotguns, a skorpion and ak47s and wearing balaclavas. If you are able to control as many factors and participants, and control them without question, you are more likely to be successful. The securitas depot robbery was the largest cash robbery in the world during peacetime, masterminded by mixed martial arts fighter lee murray.
Mcgregor hanging out with lee murrays gangster mates. Studios, who set up a partnership last year to adapt various nonfiction articles from time publications into feature films. First, they kidnapped the manager of the depot, colin dixon. Five members of a gang of armed robbers were found guilty today of stealing. Kerry williamson, recent scribe on alexander paynes adapted fork in the road, is adapting the script from an underlying rights package that includes jon wertheims sports illustrated magazine. Darren aronofsky to make a gritty heist movie screen rant. British authorities issue photofits of securitas depot. Until the robbery, most local people had no idea what the building was used for, but. A sum of money so vast that if the notes were stacked up they would equal the height of highrise building.