Caitríona Balfe, Rachel Brosnahan and Laurence Fishburne have joined the cast of 20th Century Studios’ new movie titled “Amateur.” The film is set to feature the Academy Award-winning actor Rami Malek in a starring role.
Slow Horses helmer James Hawes is directing. Gary Spinelli penned the most recent draft.
The story follows a CIA cryptographer who, after his wife is tragically killed in a London terrorist attack, demands his bosses go after them. When it becomes clear they won’t act due to conflicting internal priorities, he blackmails the agency into training him and letting him go after them himself.
Deadline is also reporting that Adrian Martinez is set for the role of Carlos, a CIA tech and Heller’s closest friend. Hutch Parker and Dan Wilson are producing the pic, with Malek exec producing.
No details about filming or a release date have been revealed.
Balfe is set to reprise her role as Claire in the Starz hit series Outlander, which is set to have its seventh season premiere on June 16.
Brosnahan can currently be seen in reprising her Emmy-winning role on the final season of Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She has already won one Emmy for the part and is expected to be in the award season mix this upcoming award season.
Fishburne was most recently seen in John Wick: Chapter 4 as well as Netflix’s The School of Good and Evil.
Source: Deadline