The buzz around Kill director Nikhil Nagesh Bhat set for Hollywood debut with Jamie Foxx in Deadlocked refuses to die down. From social media chatter to box office projections, everyone in the industry seems to have an opinion — and the latest update only strengthens the conversation.
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Add as a preferred source on Google Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, who won acclaim for the violent action thriller Kill, is set to make his Hollywood launch with an action thriller starring Academy Award winning performer Jamie Foxx. The movie, titled Deadlocked, has landed at Amazon MGM Studios for worldwide distribution. Deadlocked will stream globally on Prime Video., per Deadline.
The movie follows a grieving former Marine serving jury duty who is forced back into action when the trial of the century turns into a deadly hostage situation, with the crisis beginning when the defendant’s daughter takes control of the courthouse in an attempt to free her father. The movie is based on an original idea by Eric Scott Anderson (The Black Fox) and Matt Takejiro Bosack (NCIS: Hawai’i), who have also written the screenplay.
Producers include Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger for Range, Dave Caplan for C2, and Foxx for Foxxhole Productions, while AJ Bourscheid, Liz Destro, Paul Currie and Corinne Foxx will serve as executive producers. Foxx’s recent projects include Netflix’s action comedy Back in Action, co-starring Cameron Diaz, which recorded 46.8 million views in its opening weekend.
He will next return to Netflix with the Olympic boxing drama Fight for ’84, based on a true narrative. Bhat gained international recognition with Kill, which made its launch at the Toronto International movie Festival and was later sold to Lionsgate in a mid seven figure deal before receiving a wide theatrical arrival in 2024.
Starring Lakshya and Raghav Juyal, the movie was billed as India’s most violent movie ever, grossing over Rs 47 crore at the box office and winning six Filmfare Awards, including Best launch for Lakshya. Deadlocked will mark Bhat’s maiden foray into English language feature captures. Apart from Kill, he has also directed Apurva and Hurdang, as well as the streaming show Rasbhari and The Gone Game.
He was as per reports also attached to Parshuram, an action thriller starring Sunny Deol, though it remains uncertain if that project will now be delayed or shelved following the Deadlocked announcement. Also Read: SCOOP: Kartik Aaryan in advanced talks with Kill filmmaker Nikhil Nagesh Bhat for a mythological action-adventure Catch us for latest Bollywood News, fresh Bollywood Movies update, box office numbers, fresh Movies arrival, Bollywood News Hindi, Entertainment News, Bollywood Live News Today & highly anticipated Movies 2026 and stay updated with latest hindi movies only on the publication.
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