Jamie Foxx has kicked off filming on Deadlocked, an action thriller directed by Nikhil Bhat for Amazon MGM Studios. The production is based in Melbourne and the state of Victoria, Australia, with several neighborhoods doubling as New York City. No release date has been announced yet.
Jamie Foxx plays a grieving former Marine who is summoned to sit on a jury. When a high-profile trial spirals into a hostage situation, he must once again draw on his military experience. The defendant’s daughter seizes the courthouse in an effort to secure her father’s release.
The cast also features Sasha Calle, KiKi Layne and Luke Hemsworth, along with Donné Ngabo, Josh McConville, Darcy Bryce, Jane Allsop and Stephen Hall. Not all of their respective roles have been disclosed yet.
Filming will sweep through the heart of Melbourne, including Docklands and Port Melbourne, as well as the Docklands studios. Some streets will be transformed to recreate New York and accommodate the film’s major action sequences.
Nikhil Bhat has notably made his name with the Indian action film Kill, for which an American adaptation is also in development. Deadlocked continues his work on tightly wound narratives where a character must survive a violent ordeal confined to a single location.
The project is slated for Amazon MGM Studios, but its release plan remains unclear: no theatrical release or Prime Video premiere has yet been officially scheduled.
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