The Italian Job (2003 film) by director F. Gary Gray as "inspired by the original." Gray, Powers and Powers, and executive producer James Dyer identified the most prominent similarities as the trio of Mini Coopers used by the thieves, as well as the titular heist involving the theft of gold bullion. Some sequences of the film were storyboarded and previsualized by Gray before production began. Gray had been interested in working with Wahlberg since seeing his performance in "Boogie Nights" (1997). After reading the script for "The Italian Job", Gray contacted Wahlberg, who "fell in love with it" after reading it himself. Green was also
The Italian Job (2003 video game) The Italian Job (2003 video game) The Italian Job (released in Europe and Australia as The Italian Job: L.A. Heist) is a racing video game released in 2003 developed by Climax Brighton and published by Eidos Interactive. The game is based on the film of the same name. The game features a story mode based on the movie and a multiplayer mode where you drive Minis through several different circuits in Hollywood and LA. "The Italian Job" is a racing game based on the 2003 film. Players drive vehicles around Hollywood and Los Angeles, earning points for completing small tasks.