Universal has landed the pitch for the feature The Natural Order, based on author Matthew Aldrich’s unpublished manuscript.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.

Oscar winner Barry Jenkins looks to have found his next film — a new sci-fi thriller starring Glen Powell. The project, titled “The Natural Order,” revolves around the pursuit of eternal life and is based on an original pitch by Matthew Aldrich.

The Lion King, Barry Jenkins has found his next big studio film and has landed one of Hollywood’s busiest A-listers to star in it. Sources tell Deadline that Universal has landed the hot package The Natural Order,