Brett Ratner Says Trump Heist Might Be Next

Brett Ratner

Movieline caught up with hack director Brett Ratner and was able to get “The Rat” to go on record about the many films listed on the director’s Internet Movie Database page. As suspected, most of them aren’t happening or are in early stages of development.

But the film Ratner claims is the “closest to getting made” is Trump Heist. The action crime comedy tells the story of a bunch of employees of the Trump Tower who conspire to rip off the building’s residents. Eddie Murphy is signed to play the leader of the crew of con artists and Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle and Chris Tucker are reportedly in consideration to join the cast. Ratner just hired Ocean’s Eleven scribe Ted Griffin to re-write the script.

The Blue Blood television pilot wasn’t picked up by NBC, and the Brazilian music documentary Carnavale 3D was offered to Ratner years ago by Quincy Jones, but Ratner claims he was never involved in the production. The Guitar Hero movie? A rumor run wild.

On Conan: “We’re just budgeting the script and trying to figure out when’s a good time and where to shoot it. It’s kind of a global landscape.”

On If He’ll direct Beverly Hills Cop 4 After Conan: “I don’t know. I’m developing the script.”

  • MYnewPep-PEp!
    MEOW MEOW meow

    LMAO @ that rat faced Hack bastard!
    Ratfacedbastard Ratner should team up with Michael eBay to help ruin movies forever.
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  • Lazy T
    Thank you for the opening of hack director. You made my day.
  • Bull
    So this will be like Ocean's Eleven - except with C-list cast, no originality, and with the most despised director in Hollywood.

    Wow, I can not contain my unbridled enthusiasm.
  • agreed!
  • to be fair, I like Dave Chappelle and the young Eddie Murphy was genius.
  • women be shopping...
  • Bull
    I am also a huge fan of Chappelle, but not in a Bret Ratner heist film.
  • I wish this cast was getting together for something different entirely.
  • Well, if they need Ted Griffin to re-write the script... can't we get someone better than Brett Ratner to 're-direct' the film?
  • The first line of this article owns.
  • Eddie Murphy needs a comeback.
  • 790
    The fact that Trump is involved drives me far far away from this bs.
  • Usual Suspect
    I dont give a fuck what anyone says.

    You get those 4 together on a screen, Im watching. Much like Ocean's, just stand back let the cameras roll and let those guys improvise. Most of these guys hang out together anyway and have known each other for years so the chemistry and snaps are gonna be hilarious.
  • So basically this is Oceans 11 but with primarily a black cast (not that i mind i love Dave Chappelle)? Anyways way to be original there Mr Hack i cant wait till you ruin Conan.

    P.S bring back the Chapelle show!!
  • They plan on knocking off Trump tower? Are you fucking kidding me, none of them have ever played an intellegent role. Rat-fuck needs to just do everyone a favor and kill himself. His movies are shit, this one is only going to appeal to the people who would pay money to go see Madea Goes to Jail, and Madea Gets a Sex Change and all those bullshit movies. IT'S going too TANK at the box office because youre kinda limiting your demographic...yea I went there. Fuck Ratner, and fuck whoever green lit this movie. It probally was those sell out fucks at FOX. Oh and I gurantee you this movie will be PG-13 even though it has some of the raunchiest and funniest stand up comdieans.
  • mikeyclt
    Don't knock Medea... They are actually pretty good flicks that have plot and substance... plus youve got to respect a guy who took a grassroots play he wrote and turned them into a muti million dollar feature series... now if you want to say people who pay to see anything done with the waynes brothers or the teen "spoof" movies I would have to agree. Eddie was great up untill 2000 and on I mean Trading places and Coming to America? Plus all his stand up? Chapelle may not have had a great movie but again his stand up is second to none as of late. And Chris Rock? Really... now tucker and ratner ill give you... And theres no way it will tank as a movie, see White Girls.....
  • huh
    Im not a Brett Ratner fan but all this hate towards him is unnecessary, not saying he's a good director but at least I enjoy watching his movies, or let me say it this way, you know his movies are going to be bad but at least you'll enjoy crap, because i've seen some piece of shit movies lately (Chun Li, Dragon Ball, Etc...) and if Ratner was directing those movies at least it would of been enjoyable instead of me wanting to commit suicide at the end.
  • Brett Ratner, you are... FIRED. We can only hope.
  • Sounds like Ratner used to have alot of work coming his way but now the studios aren't so sure. I guess they took the time to watch X3 and Rush Hour 3.
  • Big Rob
    I don't think that this cast can get together and make a bad movie. I think it will depend on which Eddie Murphy shows up. If the family Eddie shows up and trys to edit his performance on the same screen as a cast like this, the movie will stink. But, if the old Eddie comes back to show his true talent, this movie could be a classic. I hope this movie is rated R.
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