India, Aug. 6 -- Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, the director who won acclaim for the violent action thriller Kill, is moving to Hollywood. The filmmaker will soon helm an action thriller starring Academy Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx. The film has landed at Amazon MGM Studios for worldwide distribution.

According to Deadline, Deadlocked will stream globally on Prime Video. The film's synopsis reveals that it "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. The crisis begins when the defendant's daughter takes control of the courthouse in an attempt to free her father."

The film is based on an original idea by Eric Scott Anderson (The Black Fox) ...