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Universal has landed the pitch for the feature The Natural Order, based on author Matthew Aldrich’s unpublished manuscript.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

Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the film is said to be centered around the search for immortality. Jenkins is in talks to direct and co-write the film with "Coco" co-writer Matthew Aldrich,

Barry Jenkins is in talks to direct Glen Powell in the sci-fi thriller "The Natural Order," based on Matthew Aldrich's manuscript, for Universal.