How the ‘Roofman’ Team Rebuilt an Entire Toys ‘R’ Us Store Including Tickle Me Elmos and a Marvel Easter Egg for Channing Tatum

Mihaela Măncilă

“ Roofman ” director Derek Cianfrance wanted everything to be real for his latest film, and he didn’t want to cut any corners. So the film’s production designer, Inbal Weinberg, was in charge of recreating a Toys “R” Us store circa 2004. Weinberg went on a nationwide search to see if any stores still existed and found there were hardly any left after the retailer filed for bankruptcy in 2018. She eventually found a deserted Toys “R” Us outside of Charlotte, N.C., where they would be filming.