Glen Powell To Star In Sci Fi Pic ‘Tesseract’ From Sam Esmail, United Artists And Amazon MGM Studios

Glen Powell continues to fill out that very full dance card as sources tell Deadline he is in negotiations to star in Tesseract, which Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists’ Scott Stuber have landed Tesseract , with Sam Esmail writing and directing. Producers include UA’s Stuber and Nick Nesbitt, Esmail Corp’s Esmail and Chad Hamilton. Barnstorm’s Glen Powell and Dan Cohen are negotiating to produce. Like with anything related to Esmail, plot details are being kept under wraps other then it being an original sci-fi feature. The project is another high-profile package Stuber has landed since setting his new deal at Amazon having also recently landed the highly-coveted Heat 2 from Michael Mann. Once a deal closes for Powell, the project will be a high priority for the studio though not next up for the busy star who is about shooting the second season of Chad Powers and will likely follow that up with the untitled Judd Apatow comedy at Universal in the spring. Watch on Deadline Powell is coming off a very busy year that included his critically acclaimed perf in the hit Hulu series Chad Powers, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination, as well as starring in the Paramount sci-fi action pic The Running Man. 2026 looks to be just as busy as he will be seen next in the A24 pic How To Make A Killing opposite Margaret Qualley as well as the new project from J.J. Abrams. As for Esmail, he most recently directed the hit feature adaptation of Leave the World Behind starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali and Ethan Hawke. Powell and Esmail are repped by CAA. Esmail is also repped by Anonymous Content.

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