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Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Evan Peters, and Barry Keoghan buddy up on the red carpet at the premiere of their movie American Animals on Tuesday (May 29) at Regal Union Square in New York City.

The guys were joined at the event by the film’s writer and director Bart Layton.

American Animals, about four young men who mistake their lives for a movie and attempt one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history, hits theaters in limited release this weekend. It premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival!

Evan Peters leads an amateur heist of a rare books library in the brand-new trailer for his upcoming film American Animals!

In the extraordinary and thrilling true story, the 31-year-old American Horror Story actor plays one of four friends living an ordinary existence who brazenly attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in U.S. history.

However, as the daring theft unfolds through each of their perspectives, each of them start to question whether their attempts to inject excitement and purpose into their lives is simply a misguided attempt at achieving the American Dream.

American Animals is directed by Bart Layton and also stars Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Ann Dowd, and Udo Kier.

Watch the trailer below, and don’t miss it when it hits theaters on June 1!

Blake Jenner, director Bart Layton, Jared Abraghamson, and Barry Keoghan pose together on the red carpet at the premiere of their movie American Animals on Friday (March 9) in Austin, Tex.

The event was held during the 2018 SXSW Festival and they attended a premiere party that evening at Supper Suite.

The next day, the guys all stopped by the Pizza Hut Lounge to pose for photos in the Getty portrait studio. See them in the gallery!

American Animals, also starring Evan Peters, will be released in theaters on June 1.