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‘Caught Stealing’ Trailer: Austin Butler Goes on the Run, Thanks to a Cat

Catsitting a friend’s feline leads to major trouble in Sony Pictures’ Caught Stealing. The trailer shows Austin Butler reluctantly watching Matt Smith’s furry BFF, getting beat up by thugs and then running for his life. The lesson? Just say no to watching a friend’s cat.

Joining Austin Butler and Matt Smith in the crime caper are Zoë Kravitz, Regina King, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio, Griffin Dunne, Benito A. Martínez Ocasio (Bad Bunny), and Carol Kane.

“Hank Thompson (Butler) was a high-school baseball phenom who can’t play anymore, but everything else is going okay. He’s got a great girl (Kravitz), tends bar at a New York dive, and his favorite team is making an underdog run at the pennant,” reads Sony Pictures’ synopsis. “When his punk-rock neighbor Russ (Smith) asks him to take care of his cat for a few days, Hank suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of a motley crew of threatening gangsters. They all want a piece of him; the problem is he has no idea why. 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…”

Caught Stealing opens in theaters on August 29, 2025.

Oscar nominee Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan) directs from a screenplay by Charlie Huston, who adapted his book for the screen. Producers include Aronofsky, Jeremy Dawson, Dylan Golden, and Ari Handel. Huston and Ann Ruark serve as executive producers.

Zoe Kravitz and Austin Butler in ‘Caught Stealing’ (Photo Credit: Sony Pictures)

This post was last modified on August 27, 2025 9:05 pm

Rebecca Murray: Journalist covering the entertainment industry for 23+ years, including 13 years as the first writer for About.com's Hollywood Movies site. Member of the Critics Choice Association (Film & TV Branches), Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and Past President of the San Diego Film Critics Society.
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