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Jamie Foxx Leads Amazon MGM’s Action Thriller “Deadlocked”
8/5/2026, 6:12:51 PM
Core Event
Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx is headlining *Deadlocked*, an action film that Amazon MGM Studios will distribute worldwide via Prime Video. The movie is directed by Indian filmmaker Nikhil Bhat, whose previous Hindi-language thriller *Kill* was sold to Lionsgate in a mid-seven-figure deal after premiering at TIFF.
Plot and Production Overview
*Deadlocked* follows a grieving former Marine who, while serving on jury duty, is thrust back into combat when a courtroom hostage crisis erupts—the defendant’s daughter seizes the courthouse to free her father. The screenplay is based on an original idea by Eric Scot Anderson (known for *The Black Fox*) and Matt Takejiro Bosack (writer for CBS’s *NCIS: Hawai’i*). Production companies include Range (producers Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger) and C2 (producer Dave Caplan), both of which previously collaborated on Oz Perkins’ *Longlegs* and *The Monkey*. Foxx also participates through his own Foxxhole Productions, with executive producers AJ Bourscheid, Liz Destro, Paul Currie and Corinne Foxx.
Creative Team and Production Partners
- Jamie Foxx – actor, executive producer; represented by CAA, LBI Entertainment and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.
- Nikhil Bhat – director; represented by Untitled and WME.
- Eric Scot Anderson – writer; represented by Gersh, Kaplan/Perrone and Myman Greenspan Fox.
- Matt Takejiro Bosack – writer; represented by Gersh, Marathon Management and Myman Greenspan Fox.
Distribution Strategy and Foxx’s Recent Work
The film will stream globally on Prime Video, expanding Amazon MGM’s slate of high-profile action titles. Foxx’s recent credits include the 2025 action-comedy *Back in Action* with Cameron Diaz, which, according to Deadline, achieved Netflix’s biggest English-language movie debut since 2022 with 46.8 million views in its first weekend. He is also slated to return to Netflix for the Olympic boxing drama *Fight for ’84* and continues to executive-produce and host the game show *Beat Shazam* for Fox.
Industry Significance
*Deadlocked* illustrates Amazon MGM’s strategy of pairing established Hollywood talent with internationally recognized directors to bolster its streaming library. For Foxx, the project adds a genre-diverse lead role to a portfolio that already spans film, television and live-event hosting, reinforcing his position as a versatile star in the evolving digital-distribution landscape.
