Dylan Douglas Stars in 'Killing Hitler' Mob Thriller
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- Dylan Douglas booked his first starring feature role in the film Killing Hitler, portraying the younger version of lead character 'Ben', with David Arquette playing the older version.
- Danny A. Abeckaser began filming Killing Hitler in Budapest, directing and starring as Meyer Lansky, after securing rights to Professor Robert Rockaway’s article The Jewish Plot to Kill Hitler.
- David Arquette stars in Killing Hitler as the older version of 'Ben', reuniting with director Abeckaser for their fifth collaboration.
- Graham Sibley, Harry Goodwins, Greg Finley, and Lorenzo Antonucci join the cast, with Finley playing Bugsy Siegel and Antonucci portraying Lucky Luciano.
- Robert Rockaway wrote the source article The Jewish Plot to Kill Hitler and the novel But He Was Good To His Mother, which inspired the film’s depiction of Jewish American gangsters in 1933.
- 2B Films, led by Danny A. Abeckaser and Sagi Wolf, is producing Killing Hitler, with executive producers including Rich Barner, Jeff Hoffman, and Lorenzo Antonucci.
Why it matters: Dylan Douglas’ casting marks a high-profile industry entry for a third-generation actor from one of Hollywood’s most prominent families, while the film revives a little-known historical plot with a star-studded ensemble, anchoring real 1933 events in a dramatized thriller format.
