Denzel Washington is teaming with Christopher McQuarrie on a new crime thriller. Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists will release the film in theaters on October 1, 2027, according to The Playlist and JoBlo.
Washington plays a former police detective serving a life sentence who learns he has terminal brain cancer. He is granted compassionate release with six months to live and returns to the estranged daughter he left behind and a grandson he never knew he had. He wants to make amends, but his past has not forgotten him, per JoBlo.
McQuarrie, who directed the recent Mission: Impossible films including The Final Reckoning, directs from a script by Scott Barkan and Gregg Zehentner. JoBlo says production is slated to begin in New Jersey in November, and the role of Washington's daughter is still being cast. The film is untitled, and JoBlo notes it was formerly called The Frame.
Washington has other films ahead. The Cinemaholic lists Here Comes the Flood, a Netflix heist thriller with Robert Pattinson and Daisy Edgar-Jones, for 2027, and Screen Rant reports it has been delayed to that year. The same list has Black Panther 3 from Ryan Coogler on December 15, 2028, and The Equalizer 4 in development with no date. It also says a Netflix Hannibal film directed by Antoine Fuqua is on hold after Netflix halted pre-production in June to sort out the budget.
- The Playlist: Denzel Washington & Christopher McQuarrie Team For New Crime Thriller Set For 2027
- JoBlo: Denzel Washington & Christopher McQuarrie team up for thriller about a terminally-ill former cop
- Deadline: Denzel Washington And Chris McQuarrie Team On New Thriller Movie
- The Cinemaholic: Denzel Washington: Every New Movie Coming Out in 2026 and 2027
- Screen Rant: Here Comes The Flood Delayed To 2027