Austin Butler in ‘Caught Stealing’
Darren Aronofsky, visionary director of Pi, Requiem for a Dream, and Black Swan, is back with his latest feature, Caught Stealing. A crime comedy with Coen Brothers-esque touches, the film features an eye-catchy cast, including Austin Butler and Zoë Kravitz alongside Regina King, Matt Smith, Bad Bunny and others.
Sony Pictures has unveiled the official trailer for Caught Stealing. The film is adapted by novelist and television writer Charlie Houston from his own novel, centred on baseball-crazy anti-hero Henry “Hank” Thompson. The film is set in New York in the 1990s, following Hank, a bartender, and his girlfriend, Yvonne, as they are embroiled in a criminal conspiracy.
Caught Stealing has a flirty, light-hearted tone quite unlike Aronofsky’s previous works. The synopsis of the film reads: “Hank Thompson (Austin Butler) was a high-school baseball phenom who can’t play anymore, but everything else is going okay. He’s got a great girl (Zoë Kravitz), tends bar at a New York dive, and his favorite team is making an underdog run at the pennant.
When his punk-rock neighbor Russ (Matt Smith) asks him to take care of his cat for a few days, Hank suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of a motley crew of threatening gangsters. They all want a piece of him; the problem is he has no idea why. As Hank attempts to evade their ever-tightening grip, he’s got to use all his hustle to stay alive long enough to find out…”
A teen sensation, Austen Butler has starred in several high-profile films of late, such as Elvis and Dune: Part Two.
Caught Stealing is releasing in cinemas in the US on August 29, 2025.
Published – May 22, 2025 12:43 pm IST
