Jamie Foxx brings Hollywood action to Australia

Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx, known for his action-packed roles in White House Down and Django Unchained, is bringing Hollywood-scale drama to Melbourne for his latest film, Deadlocked. In the movie, Foxx plays a former Marine serving jury duty when a courtroom turns into the site of a hostage standoff as the defendant's daughter attempts to free her father.

The production, which has already begun filming across Melbourne's city centre, Docklands, and Port Melbourne, is expected to inject over $36 million into the local economy and create more than 855 jobs for cast and crew. Additional 1000 extras will be employed, alongside 14 Victorians in heads of department roles and 60 post-production jobs.

The production will also support 370 Victorian businesses. Producers Paul Currie and Fred Berger expressed excitement about the film being shot in Melbourne, praising the city's versatile locations and the talent of the local screen industry. Victorian Creative Industries Minister Vicki Ward hailed the film as a significant vote of confidence in the state's screen industry, noting that Deadlocked is another high-profile production for Victoria following previous Amazon MGM Studios projects such as Foe, Ice Road 2: Vengeance, and Ricky Stanicky.