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Amazon MGM Lands Harrison Query’s Short Story “Code Black” For Film; Jake Gyllenhaal In Talks To Star In & Produce Political Thriller


'Code Black,' a feature package teaming Jake Gyllenhaal, writer Harrison Query, Matt Reeves and more, has landed at Amazon MGM Studios.

In Code Black, the country’s top heart surgeon is flown to D.C. to perform a high-stakes operation, finding himself led into a trap where his guile and genius become the only way to stop a plot that threatens both his family and the nation. In May, he set up his drama series spec Trigger Point in A24 after six-way bidding, with Rebel Ridge ‘s Jeremy Saulnier coming on to direct and exec produce alongside former Fifth Season Head of TV Joe Hipps. Query also wrote Amazon MGM’s action-comedy Heads of State, starring John Cena and Idris Elba, which is out July 2, and teamed with Tommy Wallach to set up the forthcoming limited series on JonBenét Ramsey at Paramount+.

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