Miles Caton Joins Denzel Washington in Amazon MGM Thriller

Miles Caton is set to join Denzel Washington in an untitled thriller for Amazon MGM Studios, Deadline reported. Caton will play the grandson of Washington's character.

The film is being made for United Artists, the studio's label, and it is set for cinemas on October 1, 2027. Christopher McQuarrie, the director behind recent action films in the Mission: Impossible series, is on board to direct. Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter first reported the project in October, when Amazon and United Artists greenlit it, meaning they approved it to move into production.

Washington plays a former police detective who is serving a life sentence. He is diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and granted compassionate release, an early release from prison on medical grounds, with six months to live. He goes home to an estranged daughter, played by Teyonah Parris, and to a grandson he has never known. Caton's role is that grandson.

The script is by Scott Barkan and Gregg Zehentner. Scott Stuber and Nick Nesbitt produce for United Artists. Christopher and Heather McQuarrie produce for their company Invisible Ink. Joseph Restaino produces for Hungry Bull Productions, and Reza Moheet and Norman Aladjem produce for Mainstay Entertainment. Katia Washington and Tommy Harper are also producers. Tony Stopperan, Tim Honigman and Joe Guest are executive producers, the people who usually secure financing and oversee the deals that make a film possible.

Caton is best known for playing Sammie in Ryan Coogler's 2025 film Sinners. For that performance he won Best Young Actor/Actress at the Critics Choice Awards, the prizes handed out by the Critics Choice Association, according to Deadline.

For readers who follow the business, the timing is worth noting. A feature that is greenlit in October and cast in November still has nearly a year before its planned release date, which is typical for a major studio picture. The October 1, 2027 date sits in the autumn, a period studios often use for adult-oriented dramas and thrillers ahead of the holiday season.

For moviegoers, the practical news is simple. A new Washington thriller is now on the calendar, with a young actor who has already drawn attention for his earlier work in the role of his character's grandson.