After giving hits such as Masters of the Air and Dune Part 2, actor Austin Butler will join the cast of the crime thriller Caught Stealing, reported Deadline. Butler is set to star in Academy Award nominee Darren Aronofsky's (The Whale, Black Swan) crime thriller for Sony Pictures. The film is based on the book by Charlie Huston. Huston will write the script with Protozoa producing. "I am excited to be teaming up with my old friends at Sony Pictures to bring Charlie's adrenaline-soaked roller coaster ride to life. I can't wait to start working with Austin and my family of NYC filmmakers," said Aronofsky. The Bikeriders Trailer: Tom Hardy and Austin Butler Ignite Menace in the Upcoming Biker Gang Drama (Watch Video).

As per Deadline, Caught Stealing, written and based on Huston's books, follows Hank Thompson, a burned-out former baseball star, as he unknowingly becomes embroiled in a chaotic struggle for survival in the downtown criminal underworld of 1990s New York City. "Darren is one of the most brilliant audiovisual storytellers in the world, and adapting these wonderful books by Charlie Huston for Austin to star was too exciting an opportunity not to be a part of," said Sanford Panitch, President of Sony Pictures' Motion Picture Group. Butler was contemplating various alternatives and, as usual, was lured to the possibility of working with another A-list filmmaker after working with Baz Luhrman and Denis Villeneuve. Butler's next film is Focus Features' The Bike Riders. Austin Butler and Andrew Garfield Share a Moment at the 2023 #GoldenGlobes - Latest Tweet by Film Updates.

Austin Butler All Set to Star in Darren Aronofsky's Caught Stealing

 

Best known for his dark dramas Requiem For a Dream and Black Swan, Aronofsky has earned a reputation for getting the most out of his actors, with Mickey Rourke nominated for his performance in The Wrestler and Natalie Portman and, most recently, Brendan Fraser winning Oscars for their performances in Black Swan and The Whale. Huston is the author of thirteen novels, including Catchpenny, which will be published on April 9, 2024, Sleepless, The Shotgun Rule, and Already Dead, reported Deadline.