Stars of Matthew Vaughn’s new spy thriller Argylle do their best to briefly describe the film in Universal Pictures’ latest minute-long featurette. Adjectives tossed out include crazy, mindblowing, smart, and sexy, with Bryan Cranston advising that it’s not always possible to understand the madness of Matthew Vaughn – you just have to go with it.
In addition to Emmy winner Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), the ensemble includes Bryce Dallas Howard (the Jurassic World films), Oscar winner Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), Henry Cavill (The Witcher), John Cena (Peacemaker), Oscar winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story), and Grammy winner Dua Lipa (Barbie). Emmy winner Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek), Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service), and Oscar nominee Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction) also star.
Alfie, the film’s adorable feline star, is near and dear to filmmaker Vaughn. The kitty is owned by his wife, Claudia Vaughn (née Schiffer).
Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman) wrote the screenplay, and director Vaughn, Fuchs, Adam Bohling, and David Reid served as producers. Adam Fishbach, Zygi Kamasa, Carlos Peres, and Claudia Vaughn executive produced.
Argylle opens in theaters on February 2, 2024.
The Plot, Courtesy of Universal:
The greater the spy, the bigger the lie.
From the twisted mind of Matthew Vaughn comes Argylle, a razor-witted, reality-bending, globe-encircling spy thriller.
Bryce Dallas Howard is Elly Conway, the reclusive author of a series of best-selling espionage novels, whose idea of bliss is a night at home with her computer and her cat, Alfie. But when the plots of Elly’s fictional books — which center on secret agent Argylle and his mission to unravel a global spy syndicate — begin to mirror the covert actions of a real-life spy organization, quiet evenings at home become a thing of the past.
Accompanied by Aidan (Sam Rockwell), a cat-allergic spy, Elly (carrying Alfie in her backpack) races across the world to stay one step ahead of the killers as the line between Elly’s fictional world and her real one begins to blur.
