Zoë Kravitz Joins Austin Butler in ‘Caught Stealing’

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• Zoë Kravitz is set to star alongside Austin Butler in the crime thriller “Caught Stealing.”
• Darren Aronofsky is directing the new film.
• Novelist Charlie Huston adapts his own book.

In March, we reported that Austin Butler had landed another big role in the form of the lead in the new crime thriller “Caught Stealing” from “The Whale” director Darren Aronofsky.

Aronofsky adds new material to the cast, as Deadline reports that Zoë Kravitz will now play a role alongside Butler.

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What is the story of “Caught Stealing”?

The film will be based on Charlie Huston’s novel, which follows former professional baseball player Hank Thompson (Butler).

Hank’s neighbor Russ has to leave town in a hurry and leaves his cat, Bud, in a carrier. But it’s not until two Russians in tracksuits drag Hank to the bar where he works and beat him up until he realizes he has something to offer them. He just doesn’t know what it is, where it is, or how to make them understand that he doesn’t have it.

In the span of twenty-four hours, Hank runs across rooftops, brandishes his old aluminum bat to aim at the sore spot on a guy’s head, plays hide-and-seek with the NYPD, rides the subway with a dead man at his side, and counts a lot of money on a concrete floor…

Aronofsky tapped Huston to adapt the book for the screen.

As for Kravitz, his role in the story has not yet been revealed.

“Caught red-handed stealing”: the director speaks out

The new film sees Aronofsky in business with Sony, which picked up the book’s package and piqued the director’s interest.

Here’s what Aronofsky had to say:

“I’m thrilled to be teaming up with my old friends at Sony Pictures to bring Charlie’s adrenaline-pumping roller coaster to life. I can’t wait to get started working with Austin and my New York filmmaking family,” said Aronofsky.

And here’s what Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group Chairman Sanford Panitch said:

0″Darren is one of the most brilliant audiovisual storytellers in the world and adapting these wonderful Charlie Huston books to star Austin was too exciting an opportunity not to be a part of.”

What else is Zoë Kravitz working on?

Kravitz, who was last seen in “The Batman” as Selina Kyle, has stepped behind the camera for “Blink Twice,” a new thriller she co-wrote with ET Feigenbaum.

It sees cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) meet tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) and get an invitation to his private island for what seems like a dream vacation. A vacation that quickly starts to feel like a nightmare.

The film will be released in theaters on August 23.

When will “Caught Stealing” be released in theaters?

With the film still in a relatively early stage of development, Sony has yet to set a release date. But if it can be shot this year, it could hit theaters as late as 2025.

Zoe Kravitz arrives on the red carpet at The 94th Oscars® at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, March 27, 2022. Credit/Provider: Matt Sayles / AMPAS Copyright: ©AMPAS

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