Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Jamie Foxx to Star in 'Deadlocked' Directed by 'Kill' Filmmaker
A very famous actor named Jamie Foxx is going to star in a new movie called 'Deadlocked.'
It is an action thriller, meaning it will be exciting and full of suspense.
The director is Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, who made the action movie 'Kill.'
This will be Mr. Bhat's first Hollywood movie.
In the story, Foxx plays a former Marine who is sad because he lost someone and is serving on a jury.
During a big trial, the defendant's daughter takes over the courthouse and holds people hostage.
The former Marine has to jump back into action to help save the day.
'Deadlocked' will be available to watch on Prime Video, and no other cast members have been announced yet.
Jamie Foxx has won an Academy Award for playing singer Ray Charles in the movie 'Ray.'
Jamie Foxx will headline 'Deadlocked,' an action thriller from Amazon MGM Studios directed by 'Kill' filmmaker Nikhil Nagesh Bhat.
The plot follows a grieving former Marine on jury duty who is forced back into action when the defendant's daughter seizes a courthouse in a deadly hostage situation.
'Deadlocked' will stream exclusively on Prime Video, marking Bhat's Hollywood debut.
The screenplay was written by Eric Scot Anderson and Matt Takejiro Bosack based on their original idea.
'Kill,' Bhat's 2023 Hindi-language action thriller, was inspired by a train robbery he experienced in 1995 and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2023.
- Who
- Jamie Foxx as the lead actor, Nikhil Nagesh Bhat as director, and Eric Scot Anderson and Matt Takejiro Bosack as screenwriters.
- What
- The announcement of 'Deadlocked,' an action thriller about a former Marine caught in a courthouse hostage crisis.
- When
- No release date has been announced.
- Where
- The film will stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, and the story's action takes place in a courthouse.
- Why
- Foxx's character, a grieving former Marine on jury duty, is forced back into action when the defendant's daughter seizes the courthouse and takes hostages.
- Film
- Deadlocked
- Genre
- Action thriller
- Director
- Nikhil Nagesh Bhat
- Lead Actor
- Jamie Foxx
- Studio
- Amazon MGM Studios
- Streaming Platform
- Amazon Prime Video
- Screenwriters
- Eric Scot Anderson and Matt Takejiro Bosack
- Producers
- Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger (Range), Dave Caplan (C2), Jamie Foxx (Foxxhole Productions)
