In a competitive situation, Amazon MGM Studios has secured film rights to “Code Black,” a new short story by Harrison Query, for seven figures guaranteed, sources tell Deadline. The deal is believed to be one of the biggest of all time for a short story.
Scott Glassgold of 12:01 Films brought the package into Jake Gyllenhaal‘s Nine Stories, which will develop the political thriller as a starring vehicle for the Oscar nominee, under its first-look deal with the studio.
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.
Jake Gyllenhaal, currently back on Broadway starring as Iago in Othello opposite Denzel Washington at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, will be honored by Manhattan Theatre Club at the company’s 2025 Spring Gala, set for May 19 at Cipriani 42nd Street.
M. Night Shyamalan looks to have his sights set on his next mysterious project and looks to have found some high-profile talent to collaborate with. Sources tell Deadline Jake Gyllenhaal is set to star in M. Night Shyamalan’s upcoming film, a supernatural romantic thriller, based on an original story co-created by Shyamalan and global-bestselling novelist Nicholas Sparks. Shyamalan and Sparks are independently writing a screenplay and a novel, respectively, based on the same original love story.
