Skyebutterfli caught up with multi-talented writer/producer Dwayne Cochran-Johnson to discuss the recent release of his recent release of Heist 88 that stars multi-award-winning actor Courtney B. Vance and is produced by Vance and his wife, multi-award-winning actress, Angela Bassett under the Bassett Vance Productions banner.
Cochran-Johnson worked as a cameraman and journalist for WTTW-Chicago local news in during the early stages of his career, where he covered the story of the largest bank heist in history that took place in the 1980’s, in which four young, black, bank employees were enticed by robber and conman “Jeremy Horne” to rob the bank they worked at for $80M dollars! Johnson-Cochran grew so engrossed in the plot that a he wrote the screenplay for the film Heist 88, which is loosely based on the story, but not a non-fiction project.
Heist 88 has debuted exclusively on Paramount+ and Showtime earning 1.3 million views across both platforms. Heist 88 is the highest-ranking Showtime original film of 2023. Check out the trailer below.
Black and White Photo of Dwayne Cochran-Johnson – credited to Jeffery Fiterman
