Rami Malek is stepping into a new chapter of his career with The Amateur , marking the first time he’s produced an on-screen project since his breakout role in Mr. Robot . While he’s no stranger to investing in the characters he plays, this time he got to shape the project from a producer’s seat. “I love it,” Malek said about producing in a cast interview with Blavity’s Shadow and Act. “Sometimes, I think I bring things home to a degree. I’ve tried to stop to where I feel like I’m producing things. So it was nice to actually have the moniker where I could have ownership over that.” He credited collaborators Hutch Parker and Dan Wilson, as well as director James Hawes, for sharing the creative load. “Our director, James Hawes, may as well have been a producer as well, because he was so invested in every intricacy of this,” Malek added. “He used to talk about tone. He is so great about getting the balance of grief with humor and all the elements of what it is to be an amateur and...
