Riz Ahmed and Lily James are set to lead the new thriller 'Relay'.
A star-power duo has been brought together for a new project, as Black Bear Pictures has announced that Riz Ahmed and Lily James will lead the upcoming thriller Relay. The film will be directed by David MacKenzie, known for helming the Academy Award-nominated Western Hell or High Water.
Plot details about the film are still vague. However, according to a summary from Black Bear, Relay will star Ahmed as Tom, "a world class 'fixer' who specializes in brokering lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten their ruin. He keeps his identity a secret through meticulous planning and always follows an exacting set of rules.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY Filming on Relay is slated to begin in April in New York and New Jersey. The project is based on a screenplay by MacKenzie and Justin Piasecki. The film is being produced by Basil Iwanyk for his Thunder Road Films banner, alongside Gillian Berrie and MacKenzie for Sigma Films and Teddy Schwarzman for Black Bear. Executive producers on the film include Michael Heimler and John Friedberg for Black Bear, Erica Lee for Thunder Road, and Charlie Morrison.
Relay will be in good hands with MacKenzie. The Scottish director led Hell or High Water to four Oscar nominations at the 89th Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Starring Chris Pine and Ben Foster, the film received massive acclaim from critics upon its release, and has often been lauded as one of the best Westerns of the 21st century. Pine re-teamed with MacKenzie for the historical drama Outlaw King for Netflix, alongside Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Florence Pugh.
Relay is just one of a number of projects being launched by Black Bear at the European Film Market. Other films on their slate include the Sydney Sweeney-led horror film Immaculate, the biographical drama Fred & Ginger starring Jamie Bell and Margeret Qualley, the Michael Keaton comedy Goodrich, the psychological thriller Longlegs starring Nicolas Cage, and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare from director Guy Ritchie.
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