Director: Rami Malek's Accessible Awkwardness Made Him Ideal 'Amateur'

Director: Rami Malek's accessible awkwardness made him ideal 'Amateur'

Director James Hawes told UPI "The Amateur" works because Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek is believable as Charlie Heller, a CIA cryptographer with zero field skills, and makes viewers instantly care about him.

The Amateur's James Hawes on Making Modern Torture Chambers, Jon Bernthal's Electric Scenes

(Photo Credit: 20th Century Fox) ComingSoon spoke to The Amateur director James Hawes about the film’s digital release, which includes some great bonus features. Hawes discussed making modern torture chambers for the film’s key set pieces and working with Jon Bernthal & Rachel Brosnahan. The Amateur is now available on digital platforms including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. It also arrives on 4K UHD and Blu-ray on July 8.…

‘The Amateur’: Director James Hawes Talks Spycraft, Authenticity, Sequels, ‘Lanterns’ & More

To celebrate the digital release of “The Amateur,” Disney and 20th Century Studios rolled out a once-in-a-lifetime press event in Washington D.C. where journalists were treated to a spy-lover’s dream: a private tour of the International Spy Museum led by none other than Jonna Mendez, the legendary former CIA Chief of Disguise and wife of Tony Mendez (the real-life inspiration for ‘Argo”). She joked, “I was probably the worst employee [the CIA] e…