The first images from Caught Stealing reveal Austin Butler and a completely transformed Matt Smith in the new crime thriller. Directed by Darren Aronofsky, with a script written by Charlie Huston based on his 2005 novel of the same name, the upcoming crime thriller follows a former baseball player who finds himself plunged into New York City’s criminal underworld during the 1990s. The movie stars Austin Butler, Matt Smith, Zoë Kravitz, Regina King, Liev Schreiber, Griffin Dunne, Vincent D’Onofrio, Bad Bunny, and Action Bronson.

Now, a total of ten first-look images from Caught Stealing were revealed via Vanity Fair. The images show Austin Butler’s Hank Thompson in various scenarios in 1990s New York City, including his romance with Yvonne (played by Zoë Kravitz) and walking on the boardwalk with his punk-rock neighbor Russ (played by Matt Smith sporting a towering orange mohawk). The third image features the Oscar-winning Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk) as NYPD detective Elise Roman.

The images also feature Bad Bunny and others as members of a Puerto Rican gang and Austin Butler’s Hank walking with two Jewish mobsters, Lipa and Shmully, played by Liev Schreiber and Vincent D’Onofrio. There is also a look at Darren Aronofsky directing Butler behind the scenes. Check out the images in the slideshow below:

What The Caught Stealing Images Mean For The Movie

Everything Revealed By The First-Look PH๏τos

Vanity Fair‘s first look contains several intriguing reveals for Caught Stealing, including some additional plot details. The film’s inciting incident appears to occur when Hank’s neighbor, Russ, asks him to watch his cat while he is out of town, though trouble finds Hank when two thugs see him leaving the apartment and ᴀssume he is connected to $4 million in missing mob money. The catch is that Hank has no clue where the money actually is, as multiple gangs begin circling and pressuring him for answers.

The first images from Caught Stealing also reveal the film’s strong sense of setting, as it was mostly filmed on location in the East Village. By winding the clocks back to the 1990s, Caught Stealing is set during a time when there weren’t widespread cell phones or surveillance, and some shady activities could be carried out largely unnoticed. Overall, the vibe doesn’t appear to be too far off from Martin Scorsese’s After Hours.

Our Take On Caught Stealing’s First-Look Images

It Looks Fun

Caught Stealing‘s first-look images appear to truly capture the essence of New York City’s East Village, including its offbeat atmosphere and oddball characters, such as Matt Smith’s mohawked punk rocker. In turn, Caught Stealing should provide a stark contrast to the emotional anguish of Darren Aronofsky’s last movie, The Whale, and his harrowing drug addiction drama, Requiem for a Dream. Instead, Caught Stealing simply looks fun, though Hank’s nightmare experiences might not be.

Source: Vanity Fair