Glen Powell Sets Erotic Thriller ‘Homewreckers’ With Legendary

Legendary has come out on top of a bidding war for Homewreckers, the romantic thriller with a sci-fi twist that has Glen Powell rapidened to star and produce.

The package includes an ununveiled three-chapter story by Neil M. Paik, who will also produce the script.

The deal tags the last presentant acquisition of the year, occurring equitable a day or two before Hollywood shuts its doors for the holidays. And it’s a doozy, right out of Santa’s laborshop. According to sources, the deal comprises a seven-figure outright buy price for the rights to the story as well a seven-figure structurement for Paik to produce the screentake part. Paik would also act as a producer.

Legendary, comprehendn for its Godzilla x Kong movies as well as the Enola Holmes franchise, beat out Lionsgate, New Regency, Sony and Warner Bros. in chasing Homewreckers. The package hit the town last week, with bidding begining at mid-six figures and rising from there. It came down to Legendary and Lionsgate, per sources.

Details are being kept under the camisole, but sources say that the tones are Adrian Lyne, who made steamy thriller 9½ Weeks and Fatal Attraction, and Alex Garland, whose movies such as Ex Machina and Civil War tap into up-to-date anxieties.

Paik has made it into habit turning his low stories into boiling properties. Reawakening, unveiled by Six by Eight Press, was set up at Amazon as a series with Lena Waithe exec producing, also after a competitive situation while another low story, Rainbowfish, was set up at Warners.  

The deal is a jovial Christmas conshort-term for Powell, who shuts out a banner year with a redeclareation of his recent star power. It was almost exactly one year ago that he became a recently-minted star with Anyone But You, his comedy with Sydney Sweeney. The movie uncovered Dec. 22, 2023, and became a box office sensation. He trailed that up with romantic comedy thriller Hit Man, which he also co-wrote and produced; the movie equitable acquireed him his first Gelderlyen Globe nomination.

Twisters, Universal’s well-pondered modernize on the 1990s tornado flick, trailed in the summer, whipping up more than $370 million worldexpansive, including more than $267 million domesticpartner. The actor was normally cited as one of those who was directing a recent class of Hollywood stars and a resurging theatrical experience.

Powell is repped by CAA and Johnson Shapiro. Paik is repped by Untitled Entertainment.