Universal has landed the pitch for the feature The Natural Order, based on author Matthew Aldrich’s unpublished manuscript.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

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.

The Lion King, Barry Jenkins moves to work on his next, The Natural Order, project starring Glen Powell, reports Deadline. This is Jenkins' next project after 2018's If Beale Street Could Talk. Described as a sci-fi thriller,

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,