Denzel Washington to star in thriller directed by Christopher McQuarrie

After having directed the last four installments of the franchise Mission: Impossible, Christopher McQuarrie He is eyeing his next film project, which will lead him to collaborate with one of the highest-profile actors in the industry.

McQuarrie is preparing a crime thriller – without an official title at the moment – ​​that will star the Oscar winner, Denzel Washington. The film was previously known as The Frame.

The project is developed with a house in Amazon MGM Studiosand will be produced by United Artists (via THR).

Amazon MGM gave the green light and has scheduled its theatrical release for October 1, 2027. Production has been kept on the back burner, but filming will begin in November in New Jersey.

With script written by Scott Barkan y Gregg Zehentner (Into the Dark, Edge of Fear), the official plot according to information from the studio, centers on a former police detective who is serving a life sentence and who is diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. After being released on humanitarian grounds – with a life expectancy of just six months – he returns home to be reunited with his daughter, from whom he had become estranged, and with a grandson whose existence he did not know. Like most ex-convicts seeking redemption, he just wants to right his wrongs and leave his dark past behind. But, his dark past has not forgotten him.

In addition to directing, McQuarrie will produce alongside Heather McQuarrie, Scott Stuber, Nick Nesbitt, Joseph Restaino, Reza Moheet, Norman Aladjem, Katia Washington and Tommy Harper. Executive producers will be Tim Honigman and Joe Guest.

Washington's most recent film project was Highest 2 Lowest from Spike Lee and Apple TV. In 2027 we will see it in The Take from Netflix, alongside Robert Pattinson and Daisy Edgar-Jones.

McQuarrie, for his part, was focused on collaborating with Tom Cruise; He directed five films starring the actor. In addition to the last four Mission Impossible installments, he also directed it in Jack Reacher. He was also involved in the scripts and production of Top Gun: Maverick, The Mummy y Edge of Tomorrow. Right now he is working on the development of an adaptation of the video game Battlefieldin which he will direct Michael B. Jordan.