The new sci-fi thriller Liminal will star Vanessa Kirby and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and will be directed by Louis Leterrier. The film is based on the critically acclaimed AWA graphic novel Telepaths by J. Michael Straczynski, Steve Epting, and Brian Reber.

In Telepaths, an electromagnetic disturbance results in the sudden awakening of telepathic powers in a tenth of the Earth’s population. In the moments after the world comes to grip with this development, newly-telepathic Boston police find themselves sent against a wrongly convicted prisoner who becomes a hero and leader of other telepaths trying to escape a world in which their powers will make them targets. Both are heroes of their own story, and the future may depend on whether or not trust can be found between them.

For AWA, this is an exciting next step for a story that began on the page and is now moving forward with an extraordinary team behind it. Zach Studin will produce for AWA Studios, with Kevin Walsh producing for The Walsh Company. The project is written by Justin Rhodes, with J. Michael Straczynski, Steve Epting, and Brian Reber serving as executive producers.