From the twisted mind of MATTHEW VAUGHN (Kingsman franchise, Kick-Ass) comes Argylle, a razor-witted, reality-bending, globe-encircling spy thriller.
Bryce Dallas Howard of Jurassic World fame, portrays Elly Conway, a reclusive author of a series of best-selling espionage novels, whose idea of bliss is a night at home with her computer and her cat, Alfie. But when the plots of Elly’s fictional books—which center on secret agent Argylle and his mission to unravel a global spy syndicate—begin to mirror the covert actions of a real-life spy organization, quiet evenings at home become a thing of the past.
Joined by Aidan, a cat-allergic spy played by Oscar winner Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), Elly races across the world to stay one step ahead of the killers as the line between Elly’s fictional world and her real one begins to blur.
The stellar ensemble includes Henry Cavill as agent Argylle, John Cene as Argylle’s best friend Wyatt, Oscar winner Ariana Debose (West Side Story) as their fearless field tech, Keira; Oscar nominee Richard E Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) as Fowler, a senior member of agent Argylle’s organization, and Grammy winning superstar DUA LIPA (Barbie) as Argylle’s elegant, lethal nemesis, Lagrange.
Emmy winner and comedy icon Catherine O’ Hara plays Elly Conway’s long-suffering mother and de facto book editor, Ruth. Proud of her daughter’s success, but concerned about Elly’s obsessive devotion to her fictional world, Ruth adds depth to the narrative. O’Hara says, “Ruth is Elly’s loving mother. She’s also very controlling, rigidly guiding her daughter’s life, prodding her to just stick close to home and work on her spy novels”. O’Hara loved how the film’s tone and the audience’s expectations of the characters keep shifting and evolving through the screenplay. She further adds saying, “Every twenty pages another anvil drops. It’s really exciting, and I couldn’t stop reading.” Talking about working with director Matthew Vaughn, O’ Hara says, “It was really fun to watch Matthew himself in action, especially while directing his amazing stunt men and women.”
Director Matthew Vaughn praises O’ Hara as a dream casting choice. He says, “I loved Catherine O’Hara in Home Alone, and being an ‘80s boy, I thought it would be a nod to all the movie influences of this film. She is not only very funny but also an incredibly talented actor. For this film, I needed actors who could seamlessly switch between humor and seriousness within the same take, and not many can do that or handle the multi-tonal shifts that occur even within a single scene. Catherine was exceptional in this regard, and she trusted the process, making her a perfect fit for the role.”
Apple Original Films presents, in association with MARV, a Cloudy production. Argylle is distributed by Universal Pictures (Warner Bros. Discovery) and will be released in India on Feb 2 in English and Hindi.
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