00:00Jenna Ortega could be having a hot Glenn Summer. The actress is in talks to join Glenn Powell in J.J. Abrams' new movie.
00:07Little is known about the Warner Brothers project that was written by Abrams and will be produced by his Bad Robot banner,
00:13which has an overall deal with the studio.
00:15Both Ortega and Powell were recently flagged as being part of the new A-list by The Hollywood Reporter after surveying studio
00:22executives and producers about the most in-demand stars.
00:25Both stars are seen by the industry as box-office draws, able to bring younger moviegoers into theaters.
00:31Powell is currently in theaters with Twisters, which has grossed more than
00:35$270 million at the global box-office.
00:45He's also set to star in the Running Man remake from Edgar Wright. As for Ortega,
00:50the actress can next be seen starring in the Warner Brothers film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
00:55My mom grew up here. That old house on the hill. Wait, the ghost house? Is your mom Lydia Dietz?
01:01Unfortunately. She's a legend.
01:03She will also soon be seen in the second season of Tim Burton's Netflix series Wednesday,
01:07which the streamer says is its most-watched English-language television series of all time.
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