Jamie Foxx headlines new Prime Video action thriller as plot details drop

Jamie Foxx is jumping into another big action film, this time for Prime Video. The new project is called Deadlocked, and the premise is just as intense as you might expect: courtroom chaos, hostages, one man against the odds… the usual, only with a bit more edge than most of these streaming thrillers tend to serve up.

Deadlocked will drop solely on Prime Video when it arrives.

High Stakes Hostage Drama

So what exactly is Deadlocked? Here’s the pitch: Foxx is set to play a grieving ex-Marine who turns up for jury service, probably expecting nothing worse than a few mind-numbing hours with stale coffee. Instead, the courthouse is thrown into full-blown panic when, during a very public trial, the defendant’s daughter storms in, takes control, and triggers a lethal hostage situation. Foxx’s character finds himself right back in tactical mode, whether he likes it or not.

The script is the work of Eric Scot Anderson and Matt Takejiro Bosack, building it from their own original concept. No other cast members have been confirmed yet, so, as usual, we get the mysterious 'and more to be announced' treatment for now.

Who’s Steering This One?

This isn’t your usual Hollywood assembly line job, either — behind the camera, they’ve got Nikhil Nagesh Bhat directing. If the name rings a bell, it’s probably thanks to the 2023 film Kill, a wild Hindi-language action thriller inspired by a real train robbery Bhat witnessed back in the '90s. Kill premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and actually nabbed the runner-up slot for the People’s Choice Award in Midnight Madness, which is no small feat. It’s fairly unusual for a filmmaker from India with that CV to get tapped for an American studio action flick, so this is properly interesting.

The Usual Suspects: Producers & Credentials

• Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (producer)
• Fred Berger for Range (producer)
• Dave Caplan for C2 (producer)
• Jamie Foxx for Foxxhole Productions (producer)
• Bourscheid, Liz Destro, Paul Currie and Corinne Foxx (all executive producers)

If you’re keeping tabs on Foxx’s recent run: yes, he’s still trading on his Oscar win for Ray (Best Actor, 2004), and he’s not short of blockbuster experience since — everything from Dreamgirls to Django Unchained, Baby Driver, Annie, and Horrible Bosses. Spider-Man fans have seen him twice as Electro — first in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and then turning up again in No Way Home. Just last year, he was paired up with Cameron Diaz on Netflix for Back in Action, and he’s got that sports drama, Fight For '84, lined up as well.