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Glen Powell in Talks to Lead Sam Esmail’s Sci‑Fi ‘Tesseract’ for Amazon MGM and UA

Powell’s deal must close before the Amazon project advances.

Overview

  • Multiple outlets report Powell is negotiating to star and to produce via his Barnstorm banner alongside Dan Cohen.
  • Sam Esmail is attached to write and direct an original sci‑fi feature, with story details kept under wraps.
  • The package is set at Amazon MGM Studios with United Artists’ Scott Stuber attached, alongside producers Nick Nesbitt, Sam Esmail and Chad Hamilton.
  • Reports citing unnamed sources suggest an eye toward a summer shoot in London and Hungary and note two female leads still to be cast, though these details remain unconfirmed.
  • Deadline notes the film would become a studio priority once Powell’s agreement is finalized, but his schedules for Chad Powers season two and a Judd Apatow movie suggest it is not his immediate next project.