Filming was set to begin this week in Toronto
Inspired by Hillel Levin's April, 2007 article, the film follows a crew of thieves who rob a pawn shop and discover it is a front for the most brutal crime boss in Chicago history, Tony Accardo.
Robert De Niro, Rachel Weisz and Robert Pattinson were set to star even as sales were being offered at this week’s American Film Market.
Charles Gillibert, Scott Stuber, Alexandra Milchan, and Scott Lambert were the producing team.
Benaroya released a statement saying that they plan to start again at a later date with a new team:
"Due to the criteria for financing not being met by producers, Benaroya Pictures has formally decided to discontinue financing the motion picture titled 'Idol's Eye'. The company cannot continue to put its investment at risk and has been forced to stop cash flowing the production. This is something all of us wanted to avoid, but due to the producers missing a number of financing criteria deadlines that were mutually established by all parties, we were left with no other options. Benaroya Pictures plans to retain the rights of the film and move forward with production on the picture after we generate a revised script and assemble a new filmmaking team."
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