[9][12] Affleck wanted to direct a movie "I personally researched and understood", and invited high school classmate Aaron Stockard to work with him on the script. William Sequeira was arrested after fleeing the scene of a robbery and crashing his car. Later, while she is gardening, Claire finds a buried bag containing money, a tangerine, and a note from Doug that suggests that she can make better use of the money than he can and that they might see each other again. Yet two years ago, he appeared on the popular "Caught in Providence" TV show and received a reprieve for several outstanding traffic tickets, largely because he expressed remorse for his bank robbing past and a desire to change his life. The movie is actually a loose adaptation of Chuck Hogans novel Prince of Thieves. 2023 www.heraldnews.com. William Sequeira, 59, was charged with one count of bank robbery and will appear in federal court in Boston at a later date, according to a press release from the office of United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins. On Wednesday, Sequeira was on the move again, traveling from his home in Providence to Boston, unaware that the Joint Violent Crime Task Force was already on his tail. The film premiered on September 8, 2010, at the Venice Film Festival before being released in the United States on September 17, 2010. He went to the teller, demanding hundreds, prosecutor Daniel Nucci said in court. There, it is alleged that Sequeira approached the teller, said Give me hundreds, and then threatened to shoot the teller if they did not move fast enough. By continuing to browse the site But residents beg to differ with the movies portrayal of the area. [citation needed], The film took #1 at the box office during its opening weekend, taking in $23.8 million. Doug asks Claire to go away with him, and she accepts. The couple cites a long history of involvement with Charlestown youths, through the Kiwanis Club, the Boys and Girls Club, and the Bunker Hill Day parade. Townies, those born and raised here, dont take kindly to being portrayed in Mr. Afflecks film as a bunch of dumb bums" (to use the words of one resident). The Monitor Daily amplifies and clarifies how we deliver on the Monitors purpose, to benefit humanity by reporting what is happening in the world and why and how this information matters to you. The U.S. Attorney's Office said 59-year-old William Sequeira of Fall River has been charged for robbing a TD Bank branch near Faneuil Hall in Boston, days before he was arrested for trying to rob another bank in the same city. On the show, he claims Ben Afflecks character in the movie The Town is based on him, and tells the judge that he has robbed more than one hundred banks. Boston. ', This website uses cookies to The film was released in the United States on September 17, 2010. The Town is a scintillating crime drama that grips from its very onset and keeps you hooked till the end. All rights reserved. A Providence man who claims he's robbed at least 100 banks and that Ben Affleck's character in "The Town" was based on him was held without bail Thursday on charges of robbing two Boston banks and attempting to rob a third, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office said. The Town is a 2010 American crime drama film co-written, directed by, and starring Ben Affleck, adapted from Chuck Hogan's 2004 novel Prince of Thieves. Others in the Dunkin Donuts, including William McNelley and his wife, Linda, also defended Charlestowns image. View the profiles of people named William Sequeira. Monitor journalism changes lives because we open that too-small box that most people think they live in. [34][36] The film makes reference to the definition of "Toonies" during one of Doug and Claire's dates. What we know after a Fall River man was killed outside the Cadillac Lounge. But after his arraignment in Boston Municipal Court on charges of robbing three Boston banks over the last week,. The site's critical consensus reads, "Tense, smartly written, and wonderfully cast, The Town proves that Ben Affleck has rediscovered his museand that he's a director to be reckoned with. Claire tells Doug she saw a tattoo on one of the robbers but did not tell the FBI, and he realizes that she can identify Jem and send them all to prison. Moreover, even the films Charlestown setup makes you wonder if it draws its inspiration from real crimes of the Boston neighborhood.