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The Amateur

“The Amateur” is an upcoming American espionage action-thriller film directed by James Hawes and adapted from Robert Littell’s 1981 novel of the same name.

The screenplay was written by Ken Nolan and Gary Spinelli.

The film stars Rami Malek as Charles Heller, a CIA cryptographer who, after losing his wife in a London terrorist attack, realizes that his superiors will not take action due to internal conflicts.

Directed by	James Hawes
Screenplay by	Ken Nolan Gary Spinelli
Based on	The Amateur by Robert Littell
Produced by	Hutch Parker Dan Wilson Joel B. Michaels
Starring	Rami Malek Rachel Brosnahan Caitríona Balfe Jon Bernthal Michael Stuhlbarg Holt McCallany Julianne Nicholson Adrian Martinez Danny Sapani Laurence Fishburne
Cinematography	Martin Ruhe
Edited by	Jonathan Amos
Music by	Volker Bertelmann
Production company	Hutch Parker Entertainment
Distributed by	20th Century Studios
Release date	April 11, 2025
Country	United States
Links	IMDb Wikipedia

To seek justice, Heller blackmails the agency into training him as a field operative and sets off on a solo mission to hunt down his wife’s killers.

The cast includes Laurence Fishburne, Rachel Brosnahan, Caitríona Balfe, Jon Bernthal, Michael Stuhlbarg, Holt McCallany, Julianne Nicholson, Adrian Martinez, Danny Sapani, and Takehiro Hira.

Filming locations include the southeast of England, France, and Turkey, with principal photography starting in June 2023.

The film experienced delays due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike but resumed by December 2023. The release is now scheduled for April 11, 2025, having been previously set for November 8, 2024.

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