Oscar winner Riz Ahmed is collaborating with the "Baby Driver" actress Lily James in the thriller movie "Relay".
The project is being produced by Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk, Sigma’s Gillian Berrie (Outlaw King) and Mackenzie, and Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman.
Black Bear International is launching the project at the EFM in Berlin, which as a whole has drawn a strong lineup of pre-sale projects. CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group will co-rep domestically.
"Relay" sees Ahmed playing 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. However, the rules quickly start to change when a message arrives one day from potential client Sarah (James), needing Tom’s protection to stay alive.
David Mackenzie directs the movie from a script he co-wrote with Justin Piasecki.
Principal photography is due to start in New York and New Jersey in April.
Executive producers include Black Bear’s Michael Heimler and John Friedberg, Thunder Road’s Erica Lee, and Charlie Morrison. Black Bear is financing.
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