Exclusive: Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton is boarding Studiocanal and Picture Company’s high-concept thriller Role Play starring Kaley Cuoco and David Oyelowo. Production starts in Berlin next month at Studio Babelsberg.

The Thomas Vincent directed pic revolves around a married couple whose life turns upside down when secrets come out about each other’s pasts. Cuoco and Oyelowo play the married duo. Not much is known about Thronton’s role, but sources say he will play a key figure in the film – a mysterious stranger who encounters the couple. Pic is written by Seth Owen; Andrew Baldwin also worked on the screenplay.

Studiocanal is fully backing the Picture Company production, which just landed a major Amazon Prime Video deal and sees the film being released in the US and several international territories by the streamer.

The Picture Company partners Alex Heineman and Andrew Rona are producing through their long term deal at Studiocanal.