Coming off an Oscar win for Green Book this past Sunday night as well as the third season of “True Detective,” Mahershala Ali will next be seen in Entertainment One’s sci-fi film Sovereign, penned by A Quiet Place scribes Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. Marc Munden (Utopia) will direct the film, being co-produced by 21 Laps Entertainment (“Stranger Things”).

“Details about the plot are being kept under wraps,” Deadline notes.

“We have long loved this project and have been patiently waiting until we found the right leading actor, which we no doubt have found in the incredibly talented Mahershala Ali,” said Nick Meyer, eOne’s President of Film. “The cast is clearly shaping up well and is backed by a creative team with a proven track record and the ability to tell a story that will resonate with audiences around the world.”

“Much like our film Arrival, this project is for us a dream pairing of an inspired screenplay with a truly visionary director. Marc Munden has been an exceptional collaborator in shaping this singular story into one that jumps off the page and with the phenomenally talented Mahershala Ali at the heart of this film, we feel we now have the dream creative partners to tell a story that audiences won’t forget,” said 21 Laps’ Shawn Levy, Dan Levine and Dan Cohen.

An original draft was written by Greg Weidman and Geoff Tock, with revisions by Jack Thorne.