Austin Butler turned up the heat in Austin, Texas for a special screening of “Caught Stealing,” with director Darren Aronofsky

August 13, 2025 – Fans were in for a treat at the Alamo Drafthouse in South Lamar, Texas, as Academy Award-nominated actor Austin Butler and Academy Award-nominated director Darren Aronofsky made a special appearance during the exclusive screening of Caught Stealing. The crime thriller stars Butler as a former baseball player who gets caught in the dangerous criminal underworld of New York.

Watch the trailer:

Three speakers engaged in discussion at the Alamo Drafthouse event, with branding in the background.
AUSTIN, TEXAS – AUGUST 13: (L-R) Matthew McConaughey, Darren Aronofsky and Austin Butler and attend the “Caught Stealing” Austin, TX Special Screening at Alamo Drafthouse on August 13, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for Sony Pictures Entertainment)

Actor Matthew McConaughey also dropped by to host the event, the Texas native leading the discussion with Aronofsky and Butler.

Austin Butler being interviewed at the exclusive screening of _Caught Stealing_ surrounded by fans and media.
AUSTIN, TEXAS – AUGUST 13: Austin Butler attends the “Caught Stealing” Austin, TX Special Screening at Alamo Drafthouse on August 13, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for Sony Pictures Entertainment)

Austin Butler, Darren Aronofsky, and Matthew McConaughey pose together at the screening of _Caught Stealing_, with promotional posters in the background.
AUSTIN, TEXAS – AUGUST 13: (L-R) Austin Butler, Darren Aronofsky and Matthew McConaughey attend the “Caught Stealing” Austin, TX Special Screening at Alamo Drafthouse on August 13, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for Sony Pictures Entertainment)

Austin Butler speaks into a microphone during a discussion at the Alamo Drafthouse, accompanied by Darren Aronofsky and a seated Matthew McConaughey.
AUSTIN, TEXAS – AUGUST 13: (L-R) Matthew McConaughey, Darren Aronofsky and Austin Butler and attend the “Caught Stealing” Austin, TX Special Screening at Alamo Drafthouse on August 13, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for Sony Pictures Entertainment)

Caught Stealing takes you on a wild ride starting September 10 in Philippine cinemas.

About Caught Stealing:

Hank Thompson (Austin Butler) was a high-school baseball phenom who can’t play anymore, but everything else is going okay. He’s got a great girl (Zoë Kravitz), tends bar at a New York dive, and his favorite team is making an underdog run at the pennant.

When his punk-rock neighbor Russ (Matt 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 is directed by Academy Award nominee Darren Aronofsky, screenplay by Charlie Huston, based on his book of the same name. The film stars Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio, Griffin Dunne, Benito A Martínez Ocasio, and Carol Kane.

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