Austin Butler stars in the new trailer forCaught Stealing, in which he portrays a former baseball star who grows embroiled in 1990s New York City's criminal underworld Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Zoë Kravitz, Regina King, Vincent D'Onofrio and Bad Bunny also star in the new movie from director Darren Aronofksy, his first since 2022'sThe Whale Caught Stealingis in theaters Aug. 29 Austin Butleris diving into a 1990s-set New York City criminal underworld in his new movie with directorDarren Aronofsky. On Wednesday, May 21, Sony Pictures released the trailer forCaught Stealing, which costars Butler, 33, withMatt Smith,Liev Schreiber,Zoë Kravitz,Regina King,Vincent D'OnofrioandBad Bunny. The trailer meets Butler's character Hank Thompson and his girlfriend (Kravitz) as his British punk-rocker neighbor Russ (Smith) asks him to watch his cat as a favor. Hank soon encounters two men who assault him outside his apartment after they mistake him for his neighbor and learns that they are mobsters, and he continues to grow further embroiled in New York City's criminal underworld. "Hank Thompson was a high-school baseball phenom who can't play anymore, but everything else is going okay," reads an official synopsis for the movie. "He's got a great girl, tends bar at a New York dive, and his favorite team is making an underdog run at the pennant." Sony Pictures Entertainment/YouTube "They all want a piece of him; the problem is he has no idea why," the synopsis adds of the gangsters plaguing Hank throughout the movie. "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…" Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Screenwriter Charlie Huston wrote the movie as an adaptation of his 2004novel of the same name. Butler and Aronofksy, 56, toldVanity Fairrecently that they met during awards season in 2022 and early 2023, when Butler was frequently on the red carpet promoting his movieElvisand Aronofsky was promoting his filmThe Whale. Butler told the outlet that he first watched Aronofsky's 2000 filmRequiem for a Dreamas a tween, making the opportunity to work with the director an easy decision. Sony Pictures Entertainment/YouTube Caught Stealingmarks Butler's first big screen appearance since last year'sDune: Part TwoandThe Bikeriders. He also stars in the upcoming thriller from Ari Aster,Eddington, which releases July 18. Kravitz, meanwhile, appears on the big screen for the first time since she acted in her own directorial debutBlink Twice. Griffin Dunne, Benito A Martínez Ocasio and Carol Kane also round out the film's cast. Caught Stealingreleases in theaters Aug. 29. Read the original article onPeople
