Amazon MGM Studios’ United Artists and Scott Stuber are developing “The Seventh Man,” a new action-thriller that’s written by T.J. Fixman.
Stuber and Fixman previously collaborated on “Carry On,” a hostage thriller with Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman that Jaume Collet-Serra directed. The film was a hit for Netflix and currently sits in second place on the streamer’s list of most popular movies.
Stuber was in charge of Netflix’s film unit before leaving the company in 2024. He then announced he had signed a multi-year film partnership with Amazon MGM Studios under which the company agreed to finance and release movies from Stuber’s new production company under the United Artists (UA) label. The hope was to revitalize the brand, which once produced classics like “Rocky” and “Network” before it faded.
UA’s Stuber and Nick Nesbitt will produce “The Seventh Man” with Fixman serving as executive producer. No word yet on plot points, but the film is described as a throwback action-thriller in the vein of “Carry On,” which had films like “Speed” and “Die Hard” in its DNA. “The Seventh Man’s” twisty narrative is being likened to “Inside Man.” It’s unclear what the producers are thinking of in terms of casting.
Other upcoming projects from Stuber include Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” for Netflix, and “Deliver Me From Nowhere,” the Scott Cooper-directed drama that stars “The Bear’s” Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen and follows the development and release of his classic album “Nebraska.” The Springsteen film will be released by 20th Century Studios and Disney. Both “Frakenstein” and “Deliver Me From Nowhere” are coming out this fall. UA is currently in pre-production on “Highlander,” starring Henry Cavill and Russell Crowe.
Fixman is represented by Daniel Cohan at Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Adam Cooper at Jackoway Austen.
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