Darren Aronofsky makes fun, oddly humorous crime film

Acclaimed director Darren Aronofsky is widely known for his dark dramas, like “Requiem for a Dream” and “Black Swan.” In “Caught Stealing,” Aronofsky presents a change in pace by making a movie that is “first and foremost fun — a movie that for two hours would fully distract and hold your attention, and while you’re at the theater, you have a great time.”

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Aronofsky has been interested in working on the project for years, with the novel of the same name by Charlie Huston being the inspiration. “I was so entertained and pumped by the book when I first read it 18 years ago,” he says. “Then a bunch of time passed, and Charlie tracked me down with an email out of the blue...they now controlled the book and had written a screenplay.”