Kate Mara will play the lead in Fox’s sci-fi thriller “Morgan”.
Newcommer Anya Taylor-Joy is in negotiations to co-star in the film from director Luke Scott, the son of Ridley Scott, who will make his feature directorial debut.
Seth Owen penned the 2014 Black List script about a corporate risk-management consultant who is summoned to a remote research lab to determine whether or not to terminate an at-risk artificial being.
Ridley Scott will produce with Michael Schaefer and Elishia Holmes of Scott Free. George Heller will exec produce.
The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news.