Today, 20th Century Studios shared the first trailer and poster for The Amateur, starring Oscar® winner Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) and Academy Award® nominee Laurence Fishburne (What’s Love Got to Do with It). The all-new espionage thriller opens in theaters nationwide on April 11, 2025.
In The Amateur, Charlie Heller (Malek) is a brilliant but deeply introverted decoder for the CIA who works out of a basement office at headquarters in Langley. His life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack. When his supervisors refuse to take action, he takes matters into his own hands, embarking on a dangerous trek across the globe to track down those responsible, with his intelligence serving as the ultimate weapon for eluding his pursuers and achieving his revenge.
The film also stars Rachel Brosnahan, Caitríona Balfe, Jon Bernthal, Michael Stuhlbarg, Holt McCallany, Julianne Nicholson, Adrian Martinez, and Danny Sapani,
The Amateur is directed by James Hawes. The screenplay is by Ken Nolan and Gary Spinelli, based on the novel by Robert Littell. The film is produced by Hutch Parker, Dan Wilson, Malek, Jand oel B. Michaels, with JJ Hook serving as executive producer.
