Sony Pictures has released the trailer for Caught Stealing, a gritty new crime film from director Darren Aronofsky, set in the dark corners of 1990s New York City. The movie stars Austin Butler as Hank Thompson, a former baseball player who gets drawn into the city’s violent criminal underworld.
According to the official synopsis, Hank is “unexpectedly embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival” as he navigates a world he never intended to enter. Zoë Kravitz plays his love interest, while the supporting cast includes Bad Bunny, Matt Smith, Regina King, Vincent D’Onofrio, Action Bronson, Liev Schreiber, and Griffin Dunne.
The screenplay is written by Charlie Huston and is adapted from his own book series. Speaking about the project, Aronofsky said, “I’m excited to work again with my longtime partners at Sony to bring Charlie’s adrenaline-soaked roller coaster ride to life. I can’t wait to collaborate with Austin and my NYC filmmaking family.”
Aronofsky is known for his intense visual style and emotional storytelling, with past films including The Whale (2022), Mother! (2017), Black Swan (2010), and Requiem for a Dream (2000).
Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group President Sanford Panitch praised the project, calling Aronofsky “one of the most brilliant audiovisual storytellers in the world,” and added that casting Butler made the adaptation even more compelling.
Butler recently appeared in Masters of the Air and Dune: Part Two, the latter of which won two Oscars this year. Kravitz, in addition to acting, recently directed the film Blink Twice.
Caught Stealing hits theaters on August 29.
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