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Antoine Fuqua inks new deal with Netflix

By Karen Butler   |   Dec. 4, 2021 at 1:51 PM
Antoine Fuqua has signed a new first-look deal for movies and documentaries with Netflix. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Antoine Fuqua attends a photocall for "The Equalizer" at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2014. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI Antoine Fuqua arrives at the "Brooklyn's Finest" premiere in New York in 2010. File Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI Jake Gyllenhaal attends the red carpet of the movie "The Lost Daughter" during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 9. File Photo by Rocco Spaziani/UPI

Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Training Day and The Magnificent Seven filmmaker Antoine Fuqua has signed a deal to make movies and documentaries for Netflix.

The first-look partnership, which was announced Friday, continues the director-producer's relationship with the studio after the success of their thriller, The Guilty starring Jake Gyllenhaal.

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"Working with Netflix on The Guilty was such a rewarding experience, both from an artistic and collaborative point of view," Fuqua said in a statement.

"I'm beyond excited to continue this relationship and expand our slate of films with a partner that shares our vision at Hill District Media."

Fuqua's other credits include The Equalizer, The Equalizer 2, Southpaw, Olympus Has Fallen, Brooklyn's Finest, Shooter, Tears of the Sun and King Arthur.