Riz Ahmed and Lily James have been roped in for David McKenzie’s upcoming thriller. Relay
Basil Ivanek of Thunder Road (John Wick Franchise) Gillian Barry of Sigma (Illegitimate King) and David McKenzie, and the Black Bears’ Teddy Schwarzman (imitation game) Serving as producer of the relay.
As per deadline, Riz Ahmed will play “Tom, a world-class ‘fixer’ who specializes in brokering lucrative deals between corrupt corporations and the people who threaten their ruin.”
Lily James will play Tom’s client “who needs protection just to survive, as the rules begin to change rapidly.”
Mackenzie, who is directing the thriller, earned an Oscar nomination for Hell or High Water, and was also behind Netflix’s Outlaw King and Starred Up, starring Jack O’Connell.