At the World Premiere in Leicester Square on Monday night, Donaldson explained how the true-life story in which the culprits (and the cash) were never found, manages to remain faithful to real events.
“How real to life is this? Well, I tried to make it as realistic as possible. We did a lot of research to make sure everything looked like the Seventies. We put a lot of effort in trying to make everything look genuine.”
The Bank Job features a veritable cavalcade of Brit faces (including the likes of David Suchet, Daniel Mays, Saffron Burrows and Craig Fairbrass) and Donaldson was more than happy with the final roster.
“I had a fantastic cast, I can't say enough about them,” he said.“Our casting director really has her finger on the pulse of the best talent in England. The hardest thing I had to do was who to say no to.”
Guy Ritchie, who directed ‘Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels', the film that propelled Jason Statham to stardom, joined some of Britain's finest talent in Leicester Square.
Stepping out solo, Madonna's husband was at the event to support long time pal and the flick's star, Jason Statham.
‘The Bank Job' goes on general release from February 28.
