Zoë Kravitz Joins Austin Butler in ‘Caught Stealing’

Kravitz is the latest addition to the new crime thriller, which is adapted from a Charlie Huston novel about a former baseball pro who gets in trouble.

(Left) Zoe Kravitz arrives on the red carpet of the 94th Oscars® at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles, CA, on Sunday, March 27, 2022. Credit/Provider: Michael Baker / A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Right) Austin Butler arrives at the Academy’s 13th Governors Awards on Saturday, November 19, 2022, in Los Angeles. Credit/Provider: Blaine Ohigashi / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.

Preview:

Zoë Kravitz is set to star with Austin Butler in crime thriller ‘Caught Stealing’.
Darren Aronofsky is directing the new movie.
Novelist Charlie Huston is adapting his own book.

We brought news back in March of Austin Butler landing another plum role in the shape of the lead for ‘The Whale’ director Darren Aronofsky’s new crime thriller ‘Caught Stealing’.

Aronofsky is adding to the cast, as Deadline reports that Zoë Kravitz will now play a role alongside Butler.

What’s the story of ‘Caught Stealing’?

Austin Butler stars as Benny in director Jeff Nichols' 'The Bikeriders,' a Focus Features release.

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

Hank’s neighbor, Russ, has to leave town in a rush and hands over his cat, named Bud, in a carrier. But it isn’t until two Russians in tracksuits drag Hank over the bar at the joint where he works and beat him to a pulp that he starts to get the idea: someone wants something from him. He just doesn’t know what it is, where it is, or how to make them understand he doesn’t have it.

Within twenty-four hours Hank is running over rooftops, swinging his old aluminum bat for the sweet spot of a guy’s head, playing hide and seek with the NYPD, riding the subway with a dead man at his side, and counting a whole lot of cash on a concrete floor…

Aronofsky has Huston aboard to adapt the book for the screen.

As for Kravitz, her role in the story has yet to be revealed.

‘Caught Stealing’: The Director Speaks

Director Darren Aronofsky on the set of 'The Whale' from A24.

The new movie finds Aronofsky in business with Sony, which picked up the book package and got the director interested.

Here’s what Aronofsky had to say:

“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.

And here’s what Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group president Sanford Panitch commented:

0“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 to not be a part of.”

What else is Zoë Kravitz working on?

Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle and Robert Pattinson as Batman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure 'The Batman,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

(L to R) Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle and Robert Pattinson as Batman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure 'The Batman,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Jonathan Olley/™ & © DC Comics. Copyright: © 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Kravitz, who was last seen in ‘The Batman’ as Selina Kyle, stepped behind the cameras for ‘Blink Twice’, a new thriller she co-wrote with E.T. Feigenbaum.

It sees cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) meeting tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) and scoring an invite to his private island for what appears to be a dream vacation. One that quickly starts to feel more like a nightmare.

The movie will be in theaters on August 23rd.

Blink Twice

"Are you having a good time?"

R1 hr 43 minAug 23rd, 2024

Showtimes & Tickets

Watch Blink Twice Online

When will ‘Caught Stealing’ be in theaters?

With the movie still at a relatively early stage, Sony has yet to schedule a release date. But if it can be shot this year, it could be on screens later in 2025.

Zoe Kravitz arrives on the red carpet of the 94th Oscars® at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles, CA, on Sunday, March 27, 2022. Credit/Provider: Matt Sayles / A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.