Rami Malek is an Amateur: trailer for his new thriller

Laurence Fishburne, Rachel Brosnahan and Jon Bernthal are also in the cast of this film inspired by Robert Littell's best-seller about the CIA.

Charlie Heller, a brilliant and introverted CIA cryptographer, finds his life turned upside down when his wife dies during a terrorist attack in London. Deploring the inaction of his superiors, he then takes the matter into his own hands and sets out to find the assassins, embarking on a dangerous journey across the world to wreak his vengeance.

The star of Mr. Robot and of Bohemian Rhapsody, Rami Malekwill return soon in The Amateurof James Hawes (A life) alongside Laurence Fishurne (Matrix, John Wick), Rachel Brosnahan (The Fabulous Mrs. Maisel), Caitriona Balfe (Outlander), Jon Bernthal (The Bear), Michael Stuhlbarg (A Serious Man), Holt McCallany (Mindhunter), Julianne Nicholson (Dream Scenario), Adrian Martinez (Blacklist: Redemption) And Danny Sapani (Singam 2).

This film is expected in theaters on April 9, and here is its action-packed trailer, which echoes the first Jason Bourne or the game WatchDogs... and therefore to Mr. Robot. It is based on the detective novel by Robert Litell entitled The company: The great CIA noveland adapted by Ken Nolan (Transformers: The Last Knight) and Gary Spinelli (Barry Seal: American Traffic).

The book was published in 2003, but before that, its author had co-written a film based on this same starting point: The Man from Praguewith John Savage and Christopher Plummer, in 1981. This same work also inspired the series The Companyworn by Chris O'Donnell, Alfred Molina and even Michael Keaton, in 2007. Aware of taking up an already popular concept, the director of The Amateur explains straight away that their adaptation will be quite free. With in particular a modernization surrounding its hero, which is transposed to the contemporary world.

“The plot was moved to the present day in order to give it a much more current scope, promises James Hawes. It will be a film from 2025, in the atmosphere of 2025, which will reflect current politics. I feel like some of the things that will appeal the most to audiences will be the more contemporary aspects of it.”

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