Denzel Washington joins Christopher McQuarrie's thriller

Denzel Washington has been confirmed in the lead role of a thriller by Christopher McQuarrie. The director, a longtime collaborator of Tom Cruise, has helmed Jack Reacher and the last four Mission: Impossible, while co-writing Edge of Tomorrow, The Mummy and Top Gun: Maverick. According to Screen Large, the project is produced by Amazon MGM and United Artists, the banner of Scott Stuber. After Training Day, Glory, Macbeth (2021) and Equalizer 3 (2023), Washington chooses his roles carefully, as shown by his appearance in a Gladiator sequel (2024) and the remake Highest 2 Lowest (2025).