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Teyonah Parris joins Denzel Washington in untitled Christopher McQuarrie thriller

Teyonah Parris has joined the cast of an upcoming untitled Amazon MGM and United Artists thriller directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Denzel Washington.

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Actor Teyonah Parris is set to star opposite Denzel Washington in an upcoming thriller directed by Christopher McQuarrie, Deadline and ComingSoon.net reported. The untitled feature is being produced for Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists. [1][2]

The script for the feature film is written by Scott Barkan and Gregg Zehentner, Deadline reported. The narrative follows a former police detective who receives a terminal brain cancer diagnosis while serving a life sentence in prison. [1][2]

Director Christopher McQuarrie previously directed five Tom Cruise feature films since 2012, including entries in the Mission: Impossible franchise, ComingSoon.net reported. The upcoming thriller is scheduled for a theatrical release on October 1, according to Deadline. [1][2]

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In short

  • Teyonah Parris is starring opposite Denzel Washington in an untitled thriller.
  • Christopher McQuarrie is directing the film for Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists.
  • The screenplay was written by Scott Barkan and Gregg Zehentner.
  • The project is scheduled to open in theaters on October 1.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]WandaVision Star Joins Denzel Washington & Mission: Impossible Director’s New Thriller MovieComingSoon.net, 3h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Teyonah Parris To Co-Star With Denzel Washington In Christopher McQuarrie’s Thriller For United ArtistsDeadline, 6h ago
  3. [3]Teyonah Parris To Co-Star Opposite Denzel Washington In New Thriller From Christopher McQuarrie And United ArtistsYahoo News UK, 6h ago
  4. [4]‘The Walking Dead’ Star Lennie James Leading ITV Thriller ‘Nightswimming’ From Harry & Jack WilliamsDeadline TV, 15h ago
  5. [5]‘Hyena,’ Thriller Exec Produced by David Lynch, to Star Kiernan Shipka, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Edgar Ramírez and Rosemarie DeWittVariety, 6h ago
  6. [6]WandaVision Star Joins Denzel Washington & Mission: Impossible Director’s New Thriller MovieYahoo, 3h ago

Background

  1. [7]Elizabeth Olsen on Wikipedia
  2. [8]List of American films of 2026 on Wikipedia
  3. [9]Kennedy Center hires music representative Rick Canny as new artistic director FTMQ Entertainment, 24d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 9 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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