Emmy nominee Jenna Ortega is in final negotiations to star opposite Anyone But You star Glen Powell in JJ Abrams' secret Warner Bros. film.
Jenna Ortega in talks to star opposite Glen Powell in new JJ Abrams film | THR News
The untitled project will reportedly center on "a young married couple struggling to survive against a supernatural entity." Abrams is expected to direct from a screenplay he wrote. The Star Trek director will also serve as a producer through his Bad Robot production banner. This would be Abrams' first directorial effort, five years after Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Ortega is currently in production on Wednesday Season 2, in which she will reprise the iconic titular character. Before starring in Abrams' secret film, she will first appear in Tim Burton's highly anticipated Beetlejuice Beetlejuice sequel starring Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder. The horror comedy is set to hit theaters on September 4, 2024. She is also set to star in a few upcoming films, including: Taika Waititi's adaptation of Klara and the Sun starring Amy Adams and Natasha Lyonne; and the dark comedy Death of a Unicorn starring Paul Rudd.
Powell recently starred in Lee Isaac Chung’s critically acclaimed disaster film Twisters. He will next be seen in Edgar Wright’s The Running Man remake, based on Stephen King’s dystopian thriller of the same name. Following his breakout role in Top Gun: Maverick, he is expected to reunite with Tom Cruise in the sequel, which is in development at Paramount Pictures.