Evan Peters Attempts To Pull Off The Perfect Heist In First American Animals Trailer

Evan Peters is plotting "something dangerous and very exhilarating in his new film American Animals.


From writer-director Bart Layton (The Imposter), American Animals is based on a true story and follows four college kids in various stages of ennui—played by Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, and Jared Abrahamson—who try to steal valuable books from a special collections library, including John James Audubon's Birds of America, valued at $10 million, for quick money and instant notoriety. However pulling off the ideal heist is a lot harder than it looks in the movies, especially with some very real repercussions looming.


Read the complete synopsis below:

The extraordinary and thrilling true story of four companions (Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, and Jared Abrahamson) living an ordinary existence who brazenly try to execute one of the most audacious art heists in US history. However not everything is as it seems, and because the daring theft unfolds through each of their perspectives, each of these begin to question whether their attempts to inject excitement and purpose into their lives is simply a misguided attempt at achieving the American Dream.

American Animals hits theaters June 1.