Armie Hammer has stirred up some confusion on social media after sharing a poster for a new movie directed by the Safdie brothers, the filmmaking duo behind Uncut Gems and Good Time, with an important (but not publicized) catch: the project is not real. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. actor posted a cryptic image on his Instagram account teasing a collaboration with Benny and Josh Safdie for an upcoming film titled Persona Non Grata, in which he appears to have a starring role, and hinted at a Fall 2026 release in the caption.
The comments section of the Instagram post (seen below), which Hammer shared on his grid and further promoted via his stories, was immediately flooded with messages from his followers celebrating the news and congratulating the actor on his next role after a three-year absence from feature films. However, reps for both Benny and Josh Safdie have confirmed to Variety that the movie does not exist, meaning that the poster for Persona Non Grata is completely fake and the reason for the seemingly random gimmick is unknown.
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Hammer, who previously starred in films like The Social Network and Call Me by Your Name, appears to be manifesting an acting comeback after his career was derailed four years ago following troubling sexual assault allegations and accusatory claims of a sexual fetish for cannibalism. He was dropped by his talent agency, WME, and out of the spotlight for quite some time before returning to screens last year opposite William H. Macy in Frontier Crucible. He is also slated to appear in Uwe Boll’s Citizen Vigilante, now that the actor is picking up work again. In fact, his circumstances have changed so much that he told Christina Pazsitzy and Tom Segura on the most recent episode of their podcast, Your Mom’s House, that he is “turning jobs down” due to his increasingly busy schedule. Hammer explained:
“The worm is turning. It takes time. It’s slow, but generally now the conversation when my name comes up with people in the industry is, ‘Man, that guy got f**ked.’ And that feels really good. It’s really encouraging […] I’m turning jobs down. Yeah, my dance card is getting pretty full. By the way, that first job that I turned down after four years of this s**t… I mean, it was the best feeling I’ve ever had.”
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Armand Douglas Hammer
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August 28, 1986
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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Armand Douglas Armie Hammer born August 28 1986 is an American actor After appearing on television and playing the title role in 2008 s Billy The Early Years he became known for his portrayal of the Winklevoss twins in the 2010 film The Social Network His upcoming film roles include Clyde Tolson in J Edgar Prince Albert Alcott in Tarsem Singh s Snow White and The Lone Ranger Description above from the Wikipedia article Armie Hammer licensed under CC BY SA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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