Emma Roberts has signed up for heist movie 'Empire State'.
The film tells the story of two childhood friends, to be played by 'The Hunger Games' star Liam Hemsworth and an as-yet-uncast actor, who plan to rob an armoured card depository, with Emma taking on the role of a waitress who falls for Liam's character.

'Fast Five' actor Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson will play a New York Police Department detective who attempts to stop the heist in the film, which is based on real life events that took part in 1982.

Randall Emmett and George Furla's Emmett/Furla Films will finance the film, which they will produce with David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman of Mandeville Films.

Production on 'Empire State' is scheduled to start this spring.
Emma has just started working on Scott Coffey's indie comedy 'Adult World' with John Cusack, Evan Peters and Shannon Woodward.

Emma and co-star Shannon play a pair of jaded roommates who bond over their shared disgust of the world at large with Emma as an aspiring poet named Amy, who believes she is destined for greatness yet ends up getting a day job at an adult book store.

關(guān)于《無人之子》導(dǎo)演蒂托·蒙蒂爾導(dǎo)演的罪案電影《帝國》（暫譯名，Empire State ），人氣新人女星艾瑪·羅伯茨宣布加盟。在影片中，她或許會成為另一位角色利亞姆·海姆斯沃斯的戀人。

影片根據(jù)1982年發(fā)生的真實事件改編，Adam Mazer編劇的故事講述兩個童年時的玩伴計劃搶劫事件，且涉及裝甲車。硬漢道恩·強森同樣會加盟本片出演紐約警局的偵探，利亞姆·海姆斯沃斯將出演劫匪之一。艾瑪·羅伯茨飾演一名女服務(wù)生，或者會和利亞姆的角色發(fā)生戀愛關(guān)系。另一位劫匪的飾演著仍在選擇中。

利亞姆·海姆斯沃斯是《雷神》克里斯·海姆斯沃斯的弟弟，今年還將主演熱門動作片《饑餓游戲》。

《帝國》計劃今年春天開機。