Glen Powell will star in the sci-fi movie The Natural Order, with Barry Jenkins on board to direct the adaptation of Matt Aldrich's upcoming novel.

Universal has landed the pitch for the feature The Natural Order, based on author Matthew Aldrich’s unpublished manuscript. Powell is set to star in the movie that has Jenkins in talks to direct, with Jenkins and Aldrich attached to write the script. The Natural Order is a sci-fi thriller centering on the search for eternal life.

Glen Powell is set to team up with “Moonlight” and “Mufasa” director Barry Jenkins on “The Natural Order,” a sci-fi thriller that will be released by Universal through the studio’s recent first-look deal with Powell’s production company Barnstorm.