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Outlander’s Caitriona Balfe is about to star within the upcoming high-stakes thriller The Amateur, as revealed in a newly launched trailer.

Best identified for her function as time-travelling nurse Claire Fraser in all seven seasons of the favored Starz collection, Balfe might be swapping 18th Century Scotland for modern espionage come subsequent April.

Anticipation for her new function is mounting, particularly with the second half of Outlander’s seventh season simply across the nook.

With solely the eighth and last season of Claire’s adventures alongside Jamie Fraser (performed by Sam Heughan) left, followers are eagerly awaiting any new tasks from the beloved duo.

Fortunately, they will not have to attend lengthy to see Balfe embody one other robust feminine character, reviews the Daily Record.

The gripping crime drama begins when CIA decoder Charlie Heller (Rami Malek) seeks revenge following the mysterious homicide of his spouse (Rachel Brosnahan).

Malek, the movie’s lead, is recognised for his latest function as Lyutsifer Safin, Daniel Craig’s adversary in No Time To Die, and his Oscar-winning portrayal of Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody.

Balfe briefly seems within the trailer, seen driving a automotive in what appears to be a high-speed chase.

Her character’s id and their half within the movie stay beneath wraps for now, however it’s clear she’ll be on the coronary heart of the motion.

She’s positioned prominently within the forged record, simply after Malek, Laurence Fishburne, and Brosnahan, so Outlander lovers ought to anticipate her to have a considerable half.

Yet, put together for a departure from the benevolent healer Claire, as The Amateur will showcase the Irish actress in a extra intense and action-packed function.

The synopsis for the eagerly awaited thriller states: “Charlie Heller is a brilliant, but deeply introverted decoder for the CIA working out of a basement office at headquarters in Langley whose life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack.

“When his supervisors refuse to take motion, he takes issues into his personal palms, embarking on a harmful trek throughout the globe to trace down these accountable, his intelligence serving as the final word weapon for eluding his pursuers and reaching his revenge.”

Fishburne, an icon from The Matrix, additionally stars, cautioning Charlie within the trailer in opposition to the perilous journey of vengeance earlier than he decides to go rogue.

The spectacular supporting forged contains Jon Bernthal, Michael Stuhlbarg, Holt McCallany, Julianne Nicholson, Adrian Martinez, and Danny Sapani.

The movie is tailored from a celebrated crime novel by famend writer Robert Littell and directed by James Hawes, acclaimed for the Anthony Hopkins-led biopic One Life and his work directing episodes of Slow Horses and Black Mirror.

The Amateur is in cinemas on April 11.