Miles Caton has his first role since Sinners. The 21-year-old, who broke out as Sammie in Ryan Coogler’s 2025 film, has been cast in an untitled thriller directed by Christopher McQuarrie, according to Deadline. He will play the grandson of Denzel Washington’s character, a former police detective serving a life sentence.
The film follows Washington’s character after he receives compassionate release following a terminal brain cancer diagnosis. He returns home to reconcile with an estranged daughter, played by Teyonah Parris, and meets a grandson he never knew existed. The official logline: “He only wants to make amends and forget his dark past, but his dark past has not forgotten him.” The script was written by Scott Barkan and Gregg Zehentner.
It is McQuarrie’s first standalone feature in over two decades. His last film outside the Mission: Impossible series was The Way of the Gun in 2000. The project is set up at Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists, with a theatrical release scheduled for October 1, 2027. Producers include Scott Stuber, Nick Nesbitt, Katia Washington, and McQuarrie through his Invisible Ink banner.
Caton’s debut in Sinners earned him the Critics Choice Award for Best Young Actor and a BAFTA Rising Star nomination. The film received 16 Oscar nominations and won four. Outside acting, Caton recently signed with Columbia Records.
