# Deadlocked

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**Created:** [September 29, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/deadlocked/63275 "2026-09-29T16:49:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/deadlocked/63275/1 "2026-09-29T16:49:22Z")

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> [# **Marko Zaror & Tyrik Johnson Join Amazon MGM Studios Action Film ‘Deadlocked’**](https://deadline.com/2026/09/deadlocked-movie-cast-adds-marko-zaror-tyrik-johnson-1237113193/)
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> By [Matt Grobar](https://deadline.com/author/matthew-grobar/)
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> ## **[Matt Grobar](https://deadline.com/author/matthew-grobar/)**
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> _Senior Film Reporter_
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> September 25, 2026 10:00am
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> ![Marko Zaror and Tyrik Johnson](https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Marko-Zaror-and-Tyrik-Johnson.jpg?crop=101px%2C3px%2C1399px%2C784px&resize=681%2C383)
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> **Marko Zaror and Tyrik Johnson** Getty/John Song
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> **EXCLUSIVE:** _[Deadlocked](https://deadline.com/tag/deadlocked/)_, the new action movie from [Amazon MGM Studios](https://deadline.com/tag/amazon-mgm-studios/), has added [Marko Zaror](https://deadline.com/tag/marko-zaror/) (_John Wick: Chapter 4_) and [Tyrik Johnson](https://deadline.com/tag/tyrik-johnson/) (_Dedicated to Morris Burke_) to its cast.
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> Character details are under wraps. The duo joins a cast led by Jamie Foxx, which also includes Sasha Calle, KiKi Layne, and Luke Hemsworth.
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> ADVERTISEMENT
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> Directed by Nikhil Bhat, _Deadlocked_ 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 as the defendant’s daughter seizes the courthouse to free her father.
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> Eric Scot Anderson and Matt Takejiro Bosack wrote the script from an original idea. Being made for streaming on Prime Video, the film’s producers are Fred Berger for Range, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Dave Caplan for C2, and Jamie Foxx for Foxxhole Productions. AJ Bourscheid, Liz Destro, Paul Currie, and Corinne Foxx are serving executive producers.
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> A martial artist and actor best known for roles in _John Wick: Chapter 4_, _The Killer’s Game_ and _Fight or Flight_, Zaror next stars in and exec produces _Brutal Justice_, reuniting him with Scott Adkins and Chilean director Ernesto Díaz Espinoza after a recent collaboration on the film _Diablo_. Zaror will also star in an upcoming film directed by Robert Rodriguez, with whom he worked previously on _Machete Kills_. He is represented by Vault Entertainment.
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> Johnson recently filmed _Dedicated to Morris Burke_ alongside Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Kate McKinnon and is one of the leads in the upcoming film _The Pig Path_. Other credits include films _The Mally Right Show_ and _Till_, plus the shows _The First Lady_, _Atlanta_ and _Lady in the Lake_. In 2025, he was recognized with a nomination for the YoungStars Award at the BET Awards. He is repped by Paradigm, Play Management, and Forward Talent.