It will probably be some time before Matt Smith next flies his series dragon Caraxes. The Targaryen star from House of the Dragon has various film and series projects that fill his agenda. One of them has now been added. The Daemon actor takes on a role in the new film by cult director Darren Aronofsky (The Whale) as part of an increasingly impressive cast led by Dune 2 villain Austin Butler.
Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber and more in the cast of Caught Stealing
Matt Smith has joined the cast of Caught Stealing along with another series star, Deadline reports. Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan) is now also part of the cast, although both roles are still being kept secret.
Smith and Schreiber join the cast list with Austin Butler, Zoë Kravitz (The Batman) and Oscar winner Regina King (Watchmen). According to World of Reel, filming is said to begin in September, but there is no official confirmation from the stars or Sony yet.
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The Aronofsky thriller was celebrated by Stephen King and Harlan Coben
Caught Stealing is based on the novel of the same name, which was published in Germany in 2004 as The whipping boy It is the first in the Hank Thompson trilogy. Austin Butler will play the anti-hero, a burned-out baseball player who “unknowingly involved in a wild struggle for survival in the criminal underworld of New York in the 1990s” Original author Charlie Huston is also writing the screenplay.
The novel received some praise from colleagues, including Stephen King, who summarized in the New York Times:
Great excitement and New York atmospherefast pace, brilliant dialogues.
Colleague Harlan Coben is quoted in the blurb as saying: “Brutal, visceral, violent, edgy and brilliant.”
Caught Stealing does not have a release date yet. If filming does take place in September, the film could open next year.