KiKi Layne is joining the cast of Deadlocked, the new action thriller from Amazon MGM Studios starring Jamie Foxx, as we previously reported earlier this month.
Directed by Nikhil Bhat, the film 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 as the defendant’s daughter seizes the courthouse to free her father. Character details for Layne’s role are being kept under wraps. Sasha Calle and Luke Hemsworth also star.
Layne broke out with her lead role in Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk and has since appeared in the Old Guard films for Netflix, HBO’s Native Son, Coming 2 America and Don’t Worry Darling. She will next be seen in Vought Rising, Prime Video’s prequel to The Boys.
Hemsworth is best known for his four-season run on HBO’s Westworld and recently joined the Terminal List universe, appearing opposite Chris Pratt and Taylor Kitsch in Dark Wolf and the upcoming season of True Believer for Prime Video.
Written by Eric Scot Anderson and Matt Takejiro Bosack and based on their original idea, Deadlocked is being made for streaming. Producers include Fred Berger for Range, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Dave Caplan for C2 and Foxx for Foxxhole Productions. AJ Bourscheid, Liz Destro, Paul Currie and Corinne Foxx executive produce.