Glen Powell and Sam Esmail Romain Maurice/Getty Images; John Nacion/Variety/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text Glen Powell is teaming up with Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail for an original science fiction feature. Esmail is behind Tesseract, the sci-fi project that has landed at Amazon MGM and United Artists. Powell is in negotiations to star in the project and to produce with Dan Cohen, his partner at the duo's Barnstorm production banner. Esmail is producing Tesseract via his label, Esmail Corp, along with that company's Chad Hamilton. UA's Scott Stuber and Nick Nesbitt are also producing. Related Stories Lifestyle Why Stars Keep Dragging Their Moms to the Golden Globes TV 'Chad Powers' Renewed for Season 2 at Hulu Like most Esmail projects, the plot is being kept under wraps. The project does call for two other lead roles, both females, according to sources. And the project, while not greenlit, is eyeing a summer shoot in London and Hungary, according to sources. Powell is currently shooting season two of Chad Powers, his sports comedy Hulu series. The actor last starred in The Running Man, Paramount's adaptation of the Stephen King novel directed by Edgar Wright. Esmail is best known for Mr. Robot, the cyberthriller series that broke out Rami Malek and ran on USA Network from 2015 to 2019. While a name in the TV space, he in recent years has been making strides in the feature world that attract big name talent. He co-wrote and directed Leave the World Behind, a thriller which starred Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Mahershala Ali and Kevin Bacon and proved to be a major hit for Netflix. He is in post on Panic Carefully, a Warner Bros. thriller which counts Roberts, Elizabeth Olsen, Eddie Redmayne and Joe Alwyn amongst its cast. Powell is repped by CAA and Johnson Shapiro. Esmail is repped by CAA and McKuin Frankel. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Oscars 2026 The Oscars Can't Pretend Anime Doesn't Exist Anymore Timothée Chalamet Robert Downey Jr. Calls Timothée Chalamet's 'Marty Supreme' Turn "a Generation-Defining Performance" in "a Decade-Defining Film" Laura Dern Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett: How We Pulled Off 'Is This Thing On?' Young Adult Sophia Bush, Jerry O'Connell, Violet McGraw to Star in YA Comedy 'Summer's Last Resort' (Exclusive) trailers 'Game of Thrones' Stars Sophie Turner and Kit Harington Reunite as Love Interests in New 'The Dreadful' Trailer Sundance David Linde Named CEO of Sundance Institute Oscars 2026 The Oscars Can't Pretend Anime Doesn't Exist Anymore Timothée Chalamet Robert Downey Jr. Calls Timothée Chalamet's 'Marty Supreme' Turn "a Generation-Defining Performance" in "a Decade-Defining Film" Laura Dern Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett: How We Pulled Off 'Is This Thing On?' Young Adult Sophia Bush, Jerry O'Connell, Violet McGraw to Star in YA Comedy 'Summer's Last Resort' (Exclusive) trailers 'Game of Thrones' Stars Sophie Turner and Kit Harington Reunite as Love Interests in New 'The Dreadful' Trailer Sundance David Linde Named CEO of Sundance Institute