Chris PineandThandiwe Newtonplay a dangerous cat-and-mouse game in the trailer for Amazon’s upcoming espionage thriller,All the Old Knives.Looking like something akin to a stern-faced take onMr. And Mrs. Smithwith a heavy dose ofTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spythrown in for good measure,All the Old Knivesis due for release onPrime Videonext month.
Described as a modern-day espionage thriller,All the Old Knivesfollows Henry (Chris Pine) as he investigates Celia (Thandiwe Newton), a past flame from their days as CIA intelligence officers in Vienna, who is now under suspicion of having been a double agent. Henry and Celia meet over dinner to reminisce on their time together at Vienna station, but the conversation moves quickly to the disastrous hijacking of Royal Jordanian Flight 127, which ended in the deaths of all on board. That failure haunts the CIA to this day, and Henry seeks to close the book on that seedy chapter. Over a sumptuous dinner, it becomes clear that one of them is not going to survive the meal.
Using flashbacks to weave together multiple timelines,All the Old Knivespeels back the layers of their past romance and exposes the truth behind the devastating terrorist attack they were unable to stop.
Directed by Janus Metz Pedersen,All the Old Knivesis based on the novel of the same name by Olen Steinhauer, who has adapted his work into the screenplay for the upcoming adaptation. The movie stars Chris Pine as Henry Pelham and Thandiwe Newton as Celia Harrison, the ex-lovers, and spies trying to catch each other out. The supporting cast is made up ofLaurence Fishburne, Jonathan Pryce, Gala Gordon, Corey Johnson, Colin Stinton, Ahd Kamel, and David Bedella.
All the Old Kniveslooks like the perfect cold-palette thriller and should give both Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton, two well-respected and hugely confident talents, ample opportunity to impress as they attempt to trick both one another and the audience.
All the Old Knivesis scheduled to be released in limited theaters and on digital onAmazon Prime Videoon July 06, 2025.
After Playing a Spy, Chris Pine Will Return to the Enterprise in Star Trek 4
Once he has finished his upcoming spy game inAll the Old Knivesand has either wound up captured, dead, on the run, miserable or a combination of all four, Chris Pine will return to the Enterprise in the recently announcedStar Trek 4.
Commencement onStar Trek 4was announced last month,with Paramount confirming that both J.J. Abrams and the original cast will return for the long-awaited sequel. “We are thrilled to say that we are hard at work on a new ‘Star Trek’ film that will be shooting by the end of the year that will be featuring our original cast and some new characters that I think are going to be really fun and exciting and help take ‘Star Trek’ into areas that you’ve just never seen before,” Abrams said in a statement.The news reportedly surprisedChris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldaña, and John Cho.
