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Podcast: The Filmmakers Podcast
Episode: 'The Amateur': Shooting an Action Thriller around the world with director James Hawes & actress CaitrÃona Balfe
Description: Today on the show, we’re joined by the brilliant James Hawes - director of Slow Horses, Black Mirror, and One Life - alongside the wonderfully talented CaitrÃona Balfe, acclaimed for her Golden Globe-nominated performance in Outlander and her standout role in Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast. They each sat down with host Dom Lenoir to dive into their latest feature film, The Amateur (2025), an edge-of-your-seat espionage thriller starring Rami Malek, Jon Bernthal, and Rachel Brosnahan. In this wide-ranging conversation, they explore:
How the project came together
The challenges and logistics of shooting a globe-trotting action thriller
Finding the r...