Jamie Foxx Returns to the Big Screen with New Movie “The Burial”, Premiering October 6

In a long-awaited return since his bout with medical complications, Jamie Foxx will hit the big screen in a new upcoming film called The Burial, premiering in select theaters on October 6, and streaming globally on Prime Video October 13. Foxx will star alongside an all-star cast featuring Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones, Jurnee Smollett (Lovecraft Country), and many others.

Inspired by true events, The Burial is a courtroom drama based off of the real-life legal battle between funeral homeowner Jeremiah O’Keefe (Tommy Lee Jones) and the Loewen Group, a Canadian funeral home company. When a deal goes wrong, O’Keefe enlists a smooth-talking attorney named Willie E. Gary (Jamie Foxx) to come in and help save his family business. Amongst many other issues, the lawsuit exposes corporate corruption, racial injustice, and other inequities in what is being coined as an “inspirational, triumphant story.”

Directed by Maggie Betts and written by Doug Wright, The Burial was an official selection of the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.

Tommy Lee Jones as Jeremiah O'Keefe and Jamie Foxx as Willie Gary in The Burial.Photo byCourtesy of Prime Video / Skip Bolen © AMAZON CONTENT SERVICES LLC

Jamie Foxx fans across the globe have patiently awaited his miraculous return to entertainment, after his undisclosed ailment. Although Foxx has yet to promote the upcoming film on his social media platforms, the Oscar Award winner recently expressed his gratitude to fans in an August 16 Instagram post:

"You’re lookin at a man who is thankful…finally startin to feel like myself,” Foxx wrote. “It’s been an unexpected dark journey…but I can see the light. I’m thankful to everyone that reached out and sent well wishes and prayers…and if you didn’t know…GOD IS GOOD…all day, every day."