Matt Dillon (Crash) and Columbus Short (Stomp the Yard) have signed on to topline the heist thriller "Armored" for Screen Gems. Story centers on an armored car guard (Dillon) who is persuaded by his veteran cohorts to empty the truck of its $10 million.

Nimrod Antal (Vacancy) will direct from a James V. Simpson screenplay. Shooting is scheduled to begin later this year. Sam Raimi (Spider-Man) will be producing.

Dillon will be pulling a double shift for Screen Gems as he landed the starring role in another heist film, "Bone Deep," where he will play a Manhattan detective who is pit against a young crew that specializes in elaborate heists.