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# Teyonah Parris will star opposite Denzel Washington in a Christopher McQuarrie thriller

Deadline reports the untitled film is from Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists. No formal announcement yet.

Leaked on 05 November 2026

![Teyonah Parris speaking at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019](https://leakly.com/assets/images/teyonah-parris-denzel-washington-mcquarrie-thriller-hero.jpg)

Teyonah Parris speaking at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019. [Photo: Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons, cropped](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Teyonah_Parris_(48469144702).jpg) ([CC BY-SA 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/))

Teyonah Parris is set to star opposite Denzel Washington in an untitled thriller from Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists, with Christopher McQuarrie directing, [Deadline](https://deadline.com/2026/11/teyonah-parris-denzel-washington-christopher-mcquarrie-1237214613/) reported on November 5 (@DEADLINE).

> **Deadline** @DEADLINE
>
> EXCLUSIVE: Teyonah Parris is set to star opposite Denzel Washington in Amazon MGM Studios’ and United Artists’ untitled thriller with Christopher McQuarrie on board to direct.
> The film, which is penned by Scott Barkan and Gregg Zehentner, will be released in theaters on October 1, 2027.
> Full details: https://t.co/Q8gKt72NtR
>
> 262 likes · 98 reposts · counts as of 09 Nov 2026, 12:49 UTC
>
> — Deadline (@DEADLINE) [November 5, 2026](https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/2118422099534795054)

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According to the post, the film is written by Scott Barkan and Gregg Zehentner and is set for a theatrical release.

The studios have not formally announced the casting.

## What we know

* Deadline reported Parris joining the Washington thriller.
* McQuarrie is directing, per the report.

## What we don't know

* Title and plot.

## What would confirm it

A studio announcement.

## Sources

* [Original X post by @DEADLINE](https://x.com/DEADLINE/status/2118422099534795054)
* [Teyonah Parris Joins Denzel Washington In Chris McQuarrie Thriller](https://deadline.com/2026/11/teyonah-parris-denzel-washington-christopher-mcquarrie-1237214613/)

[Unconfirmed]

## What happened later

The studios have not formally announced the casting.

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