With the American Film Market just around the corner, there's been a flood of new projects making headlines, the latest of which is the crime thriller. Based on a true story, the film focuses on a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde who decide to hit the pockets of some of New York City's most notorious mobsters. While their plan is to knock over some criminal-run underground clubs, their heists lead them to something much bigger than they anticipated, inciting not just the mob but also the FBI and their own families to join the hunt to track them down. Deadline reports Raymond De Felitta, who has helmed such NYC-set features asand, will direct, which was penned by Jonathan Fernandez.'s Michael Pitt will produce as well as front the feature opposite rising star Nina Arianda, who won major acclaim including a Tony Award for her scintillating performance in David Ives' Broadway playWhile Pitt is an established actor in gritty efforts—fromto the English-language version of Michael Haneke's—Arianda only broke into film in 2011 with a supporting role in Tom McCarthy's charming dramedy. Shortly thereafter she appeared in Vera Farmiga's directorial debutand Woody Allen's Oscar-winning romance. Then, just last week she appeared as Jack's Pokemonning girlfriend Zarina onHowever,marks a major advancement for Arianda's film career since she'll be shouldering the feature side-by-side with Pitt. This might soften the blow that Roman Polanski opted to cast his wife in his upcoming adaptation of, instead of allowing Arianda to reprise the role she originated. There's no word on whenmight roll into production, so its unclear if Arianda will shoot this before the year's out, or after Joplin, in which she'll star as the iconic but tragic figure, that is expected to shoot early next year.