Glen Powell continues to be a busy man. Season 2 of Chad Powers just dropped on Hulu, he finished filming his Judd Apatow musical comedy The Comeback King, and his production company, Barnstorm, is reportedly working on a film about Lou Gerhig. But as per Powell’s entire filmography recently, it isn’t stopping there. In an exclusive to Deadline, it was revealed that Universal has acquired the right’s to an American remake of the 2012 Korean film Confessions of Murder. Chris MacBride is tapped to write it and Barnstorm (that Powell started with Dan Cohen) will produce alongside Universal.
There hasn’t been any news of yet on whether or not Powell will star in the film. He is working with other production companies to produce projects that he doesn’t seem to be tied to, like the A24 and J.T. Mollner adaptation of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre for a new television series. But the news is just that MacBride is working on the script with both Barnstorm and Universal behind it. No other casting choices have been made as of yet but there is a role that Powell could play if it works out that way.
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The 2012 film, which stars Jung Jae-Yung and was directed by Jung Byung-gil, is described as follows: “Lee Du-Seok publishes an autobiography describing murders he committed after the statute of limitations expires. A detective and one of the victims’ mother search for the author while an anonymous person claims to be the real killer.”
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Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
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🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
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What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
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Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
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The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
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You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
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The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
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You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
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Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
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The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
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Glen Powell Is the King of Reboots, Remakes, and Fun Adaptations
Glen Powell in Chad Powers Season 2Image via Hulu
Powell hasn’t let himself get stuck in a box. Starting his career as Chad Radwell in the Ryan Murphy series Scream Queens, he went on to star in big reboot films like Top Gun: Maverickand Twisters. But he also has dipped his toe into the remake pool as well. In 2025, he starred as Ben Richards in Edgar Wright‘s adaptation of the Stephen King story The Running Man. But he also adaptated the series Chad Powers with Avengers: Doomsday scribe Michael Waldron. Meaning that he has history adapting and telling stories that have previously been told. So if he was to be more involved in Confession of Murder outside of just a producing role, it would be an exciting new adventure for Powell. Especially after How to Make a Killing.
In the meantime, you can see Powell star in the Hulu series Chad Powers.
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