Henry Cavill and Dua Lipa Steam Up the Spy Thriller ‘Argylle’

Bryan Cranston breaks bad again as the chief of the rogue spy operation. “You don’t want to fuck with him, let’s put it that way,” Vaughn says. “He’s a nefarious, charming, and clever man who, if he had better values, would’ve been a spy that we all would want in our lives. But he’s, dare I say it—he’s a Donald Rumsfeld, Cheney type of spy.”

Catherine O’Hara costars as the author’s mother and beta reader. “She doesn’t like talking to her agent as much. She rings up her agent, and her agent says, ‘Oh, it’s the best book I’ve ever read. You’re amazing. This is another big hit,’” Vaughn says. “And mom’s like, ‘Ah, you’ve got to change X, Y, Z.’ So mom gives tough love and helps her through. That’s why she’s such a good author.”

West Side Story Oscar winner Ariana DeBose and bodybuilder action star John Cena also appear as fictional characters from the author’s spy books. DeBose’s role remains under wraps, but Cena’s is obvious: “In the life of Henry Cavill’s character, John Cena plays the muscle. And in movies, muscle is literally muscle. John’s arm is the size of two of my legs,” Vaughn says. “But in the real world, when you meet muscle, they look like accountants. You would never believe it. They are strong, they are wiry, and they don’t look tough, but by the time you realize that they’re tough, you’re in pieces.”