Caught Stealing's Regina King SHOCKS Austin Butler & Zoë Kravitz | Spilling the E-Tea

Austin Butler: Life, Career & Stories
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Jul 20, 2026
Ahead of 'Caught Stealing' hitting theaters on Aug. 29, the stars — Regina King, Austin Butler, Zoë Kravitz and Matt Smith -- interview each other for ET, revealing their go-to dance songs and their own past brushes with the law! Kravitz also shares more about the time she and mom Lisa Bonet lost a snake in Taylor Swift's home.
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AI GeneratedThe cast of the film *Caught Stealing* gathers for a lighthearted interview to discuss their roles, personal anecdotes, and the movie's plot. The conversation blends promotional details about the crime caper with humorous stories about their pasts and friendships.
Hey, we're the cast of Caught Stealing.
And we're spilling the E.T.
We did it.
So, Austin.
Yeah, yeah.
In the movie, there's a scene where you get on a pool table and start dancing.
What song would make you get on this table and dance?
The one that just came to my mind right now is I Will Survive.
Yes.
Definitely.
When that comes on, you can't help but dance.
Yeah.
I Will Survive.
Especially because there's a workup, too.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
There's drama.
There's a little drama.
Yeah, it's a dramatic tension.
There's like a this.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
A little bit of that.
Yeah, there's storytelling.
Yeah, yeah.
And it builds and builds and builds.
It's a great choice.
Yeah, yeah.
It's a great choice.
Thank you.
Austin Butler shows off his dancing and survival skills in Caught Stealing.
A crime caper about a bartender whose life goes off the rails when he and his girlfriend,
played by Zoe Kravitz, agree to cat sit.
The Crown's Matt Smith and Oscar winner Regina King also star in the film, hitting theaters
August 29th.
What's something you've ever been caught stealing?
Do I share?
Yes.
Regina, give us the E.T.
She's going to check on the publicity.
Okay, I'm going to keep it short.
A pair of jeans.
Oh.
Yes.
That's not too bad.
From a store?
From a store.
Oh, come on.
Did you put them on and walk out?
Jeans are bulky.
Yes, that's good.
It was a really short time, a really short time in my life, you know, when you are just,
it wasn't that I needed the jeans, but it's like, can I get away with it?
Yeah.
I'm excited.
That, and so me and my homegirl, that was, we did it twice and got away with it.
Yes.
And, you know, third time.
Okay.
That goes down.
Got Nick.
I went into another store to take them off, and I'm in the changing room, taking them
off, thinking I'm not going to get caught stealing.
And all of a sudden, this woman opens the curtain, and she says, give me back my jeans.
And she has a baby on her hip.
Oh.
I didn't know what was happening.
Like, she feels detective-y, but not quite.
I don't know.
I think I peed a little on myself.
In the jeans.
Wow.
Was it a real baby?
It was a real baby.
Wow.
It was a real baby.
A little detective baby.
The baby's like, meh.
These guys you messed up with, they're scary monsters.
Hank's a high school baseball star.
What were you really good at in high school?
I ran track.
I had wheels.
Oh, yeah, you did.
I saw you run.
Yeah, I ran track.
You ran really well.
Yeah.
What were you good at in high school?
Drama club and smoking weed.
That tracks.
You're still good at it.
I'm still good at both those things.
You're still good at both those things.
Yeah.
What were you good at in high school?
In high school?
Jeez.
Playing guitar.
Were you that guy?
Were you Wonderwall guy?
I wasn't Wonderwall.
I was Jimi Hendrix guy.
Oh, okay.
Wow.
Yeah.
I was like Hendrix and Zeppelin.
And working there as well, right?
Because you were working as well at the same time.
Yeah, I was working.
I was working.
So I didn't actually go to high school.
What were you good at in high school?
I was a footballer, actually.
What?
I knew you mean soccer.
Soccer, yeah.
Soccer football.
Oh, yes.
Yeah.
Football.
So can you dribble a ball quite a lot?
It's a long story.
Did you think that you were going to become a footballer?
I was going to be a footballer.
Wait, isn't dribbling basketball?
No.
But you can dribble a foot dribble as well.
Oh, sports.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Drama.
That'll be the weed.
So naughty.
I've got to fly back to London.
I need you to take care of my cat.
I like cats.
So the chaos starts when Austin agrees to pet-sit the cat, Zoe.
Will Taylor ever let you in her home with a snake again?
Who's Taylor?
What's the snake?
Yeah, Taylor Swift.
Mom's snake.
Lost at her house.
Didn't lose it.
Almost lost the snake.
Yeah, Orpheus.
Orpheus.
Well, like, did you have the snake in your hands?
My mom and I were staying at her house during the LA fires.
Yeah.
My mom put Orpheus down for a moment while washing her face in the bathroom, and then
Orpheus found a very small hole in the corner of the room.
Nice.
And then she grabbed Orpheus' tail, and then we, like, had to destroy the bathroom to,
like, get Orpheus out, and we almost lost the snake in her bathroom.
Wow.
And you got it.
I did.
Yes.
We got it.
Orpheus is alive and well.
Yes.
And Taylor's bathroom has been fixed.
Restored.
Yep.
And, um, yeah, she doesn't, we don't talk anymore.
You know, Taylor, what's up?
Not we don't talk anymore.
I don't turn my texts or whatever.
No, I'm kidding.
We're great.
It's fine.
That's real tea.
Come on.
No, I'm kidding.
We love each other.
If any of you came into possession of four million, where's the first place you'd disappear
to and what's the first thing you'd splurge on?
I'd give it to a nunnery.
There we go.
I wouldn't really.
That's a lie.
Like in Sister Act.
Wow.
How did you guess that one off?
No, no, it's Ghost.
It's not Sister Act.
It's Ghost.
Is it Ghost?
Well, she's in both.
Yeah.
You'd give it to Whoopi Goldberg.
It's Ghost.
I feel like you want to give it to Whoopi.
Is it Ghost or is this?
It's Ghost.
Well, the nunnery is Sister Act.
No.
Yeah, but.
And she's a psychic.
In Ghost, Patrick Swayze's like, you've got to give the check away.
I know you don't think I'm giving this four million dollars to a bunch of nuns.
Otome, if you don't do it, they will track you down.
Anime.
So we'll give it to Whoopi Goldberg.
We give it to Whoopi.
That's a great idea.
I feel like that's a smart move.
As if she needs it.
Who at this table would handle the situation in the movie best in real life?
I kind of think you.
Me?
I think so, too.
You, like, in situations that are really stressful, you kind of get very calm.
Is that zen?
Yeah, yeah.
I think that's the question.
I don't know about all the, like, running.
Hey.
I'm very fit, sir.
I think you would have figured it out before you had to get to the runner.
I'll take that.
All right, so we're all going to agree Zoe would have handled it.
She would have Olivia Pope'd it.
Olivia Pope'd it.
It's handled.
What's one skill you picked up on set you'd actually use in real life?
I wouldn't say that I would use it, but it was pretty awesome to see Nikita do the headstand.
Oh, man.
Oh, my God.
Yeah.
Party trick.
Standing on his head.
I would do that, especially in moments when you want the conversation to be shut down.
Yeah, you're just, like, just going.
Regina.
The column.
Every time I turn around.
Oi.
What are you doing, geezer?
Is that the best you can do?
You underwent a physical transformation for the role of Russ with a vibrant mohawk and
punk attire.
What was the best part of this look, and what's your favorite transformation of all the roles
over the years?
I like my red tartan trousers, which initially I thought smelled strange, because they did,
but it turns out I became quite attached to them.
There we are.
Moving swiftly on.
Moving on.
Great.
That's great.
Yeah, yeah.
No.
I like that.
I want to say you rocked the mohawk.
You really rocked it.
Yeah.
It looked really good on you.
I was nervous about doing it.
I know you were.
I remember.
Dude, that first day.
I was in the room.
When you were sat, and I was like, well, is there any way I could just take it down to
here?
Maybe it could just be blonde and stuff.
Poor John's like, ****.
Then Darren came in, and he's like, Matt, we're doing this.
It's happening.
And I was like, yeah, yeah.
And then it turns out it was all right.
It was great.
It looks so good.
I've got big ears, though, so I was worried that I was going to-
No, it was great.
No, they carried you well.
I think you did a cool twist there when you were off.
Big ears means you're generous.
I'm sorry?
Big ears mean you're generous.
I am generous.
Exactly as it goes.
Yeah.
Zoe, how does it feel scoring an Emmy nom for the studio and Spill the E.T.?
How much do you think your iconic high on shrooms meltdown scene had to do with it?
It feels great.
Just an honor to be nominated.
Awards are so silly.
It doesn't even matter.
Congratulations.
Thanks.
Thank you.
I'm sorry.
Are you going to be all right?
Of course I'll be all right.
Why wouldn't I be all right?
Am I going to be all right?
Yeah, people like shroom stuff, I guess.
I don't know.
It was funny.
I think people also think I'm very serious.
Right.
So I think people were surprised to see me not be.
Was that one of the reasons why you wanted to do it?
Yeah, I've always wanted to do comedy, and no one hits me up for that.
Austin, fans are loving you and Jeremy Allen White's BFF relationships.
Spill the E.T.
What is a recent moment between you two that reminded you why you appreciate his friendship?
I just talked to him two days ago.
We ended up talking on the phone for like an hour.
I love the guy.
I have to know you guys are BFFs.
You are very similar.
You spent time.
I directed an episode of Shameless, and I acted in a couple episodes of Shameless.
You guys definitely have a very similar energy.
I like that.
I agree.
That's a very big compliment.
That's really calming and very present.
I love that. Thank you.
And you're close with Jeremy as well.
I've known Jeremy forever.
What a lovely human being he is.
Yeah, he's the best.
Hi, Jeremy. We're having a whole month of fun talking about you.
