Daijiworld Media Network – Mumbai

Mumbai, Aug 7: Acclaimed filmmaker Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, who won international recognition for his action thriller Kill, is set to make his Hollywood directorial debut with Deadlocked, an action thriller starring Academy Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx.

The film has been acquired by Amazon MGM Studios for worldwide distribution and will premiere globally on Prime Video.

According to the makers, Deadlocked follows a grieving former Marine serving jury duty who is forced back into action after a high-profile trial turn into a deadly hostage crisis when the defendant's daughter seizes control of the courthouse in a bid to free her father.

The screenplay has been written by Eric Scott Anderson and Matt Takejiro Bosack, based on an original story conceived by the duo. The project is being produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger for Range, Dave Caplan for C2, and Jamie Foxx under Foxxhole Productions, with several others serving as executive producers.

Foxx, who was last seen in Netflix's Back in Action alongside Cameron Diaz, will also feature in the upcoming boxing drama Fight for '84.

Bhat shot to global prominence after Kill premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was later acquired by Lionsgate before its theatrical release in 2024. Starring Lakshya and Raghav Juyal, the film was widely praised for its intense action sequences and emerged as both a critical and commercial success.

Apart from Kill, Bhat has directed films including Apurva and Hurdang, as well as web series such as Rasbhari and The Gone Game. He has also reportedly been associated with the upcoming Sunny Deol-starrer Parshuram.