Austin Butler continues to construct a formidable filmography of working with nice administrators and his newest is not any exception. It has been introduced that the Oscar-nominee is ready to affix Darren Aronofsky‘s newest film.

Per Selection, Butler is ready to star in Aronofsky’s crime thriller Caught Stealing, for Sony Footage. The studio just lately landed the package deal which relies on the e book by Charlie Huston. The screenplay may even be written by Huston, and it is mentioned to comply with Hank Thompson, “a burned-out former baseball participant as he is unwittingly plunged right into a wild combat for survival within the downtown felony underworld of ’90s NYC.” As soon as the information broke about Butler’s casting, Aronofsky spoke on his pleasure to get the undertaking rolling:

“I’m excited to be teaming up with my previous mates at Sony Footage to carry Charlie’s adrenaline-soaked curler coaster experience to life. I can not wait to begin working with Austin and my household of NYC filmmakers.”

Austin Butler’s Star Continues to Rise

Butler is not any stranger to working with Sony Footage, starring in one in all his first breakout roles for the studio and Quentin Tarantino when he appeared in As soon as Upon A Time…In Hollywood. The actor additionally has Don Winslow’s Metropolis On Fireplace in improvement at Sony Footage, so it marks one other strategic transfer to take care of nice working relationships with the precise energy gamers in Hollywood, together with teaming up with stable administrators to additional develop his expertise.

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Butler has been on a roll since his Oscar-nominated flip in Elvis. He starred within the Band of Brothers sequel, Masters of Air, which debuted on Apple TV+ in January and introduced large numbers to the streamer after its premiere. He adopted that up together with his scene-stealing efficiency because the villain Feyd Ratha within the essential and field workplace success, Dune: Half Two. That movie has cleared practically $600 million and counting worldwide. Additionally, in a loopy prevalence as a result of strikes and the movie discovering a brand new house for launch, Butler may be seen once more this 12 months in The Bikeriders, set to hit screens on June 21.

The Bikeriders

Launch Date

December 1, 2023

Runtime

1hr 56min

Studio

twentieth Century Studios, New Regency Productions, Regency Enterprises

As for Aronofsky, the Academy Award-nominated director, finest recognized for movies equivalent to Requiem For a Dream, Black Swan, and The Wrestler, final directed Brendan Fraser to his first Academy Award in 2022’s The Whale. That movie debuted on the 2022 Venice Movie Pageant earlier than shifting on to an awesome awards season presence, with Fraser’s efficiency within the movie main the cost.