Daniel Kaluuya and Teyana Taylor to star in Shaka King's 'The Parlay'

He wasn't missing. He was looking for the right project.

We talk about Daniel Kaluuyaof whom many on social networks wonder what has happened to the winner of the Oscar for best supporting actor for Judas and the Black Messiah. And we already have an answer.

The actor will once again team up with his director Judas and the Black Messiah, Shaka Kingfor the Amazon MGM Studios and HyperObject Industries film project, titled The Parlay (via Deadline).

The Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner, Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another), is in negotiations to join as a protagonist.

The source reveals that The Parlay will be based on a original screenplay by Zack Akers (Him) y Skip Bronkie (Him), with Akers, Bronkie and King working on the revision. While the plot is being kept secret for the moment, it is understood that The project is presented as an action-crime thriller..

Producers will be Adam McKay and Todd Schulman of Hyperobject Industries, Shaka King and Brandon Harris of I'd Watch That's Shaka King, and Kaluuya with 59% Productions.

For those who believed that Kaluuya was missing from the film industry, we tell you that the actor finished filming the science fiction thriller Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel from A24, and is in the process of filming the drama Misty Greenwritten and directed by Chris Rock. Kaluuya will also co-write a film Spider-Punk for Sony Pictures Animation, and will produce a live-action Barney with his company 59% Productions.

His most notable credits include the acclaimed horror thrillers, Get Out y Nopeboth from Jordan Peele, the acclaimed thriller Sicario by Denis Villeneueve, Widows by Steve McQueen, Black Panther by Ryan Coogler, and the series Skins, Black Mirror y Queen & Slim.

Taylor, for her part, is a Grammy-nominated artist, as well as a choreographer, and actress. Many will remember her as the dancer who stole everyone's attention in the video Fade by Kanye West. And if not, you probably saw her in the acclaimed Oscar winner in 2026, One Battle After Another by PTA.

His other recent works include The Rip from Netflix, the series All’s Fair de Hulu, Scary Movie 6 from Paramount Pictures, and Kevin Hart's next film, 72 Hours. She will debut as a feature film director with Get Lite from Paramount, which will be released in theaters in 2027.