HAVING just picked up his second Oscar, Mahershala Ali has set a new project — a sci-fi film titled “Sovereign,” which will be financed by Entertainment One.

The company is also producing along with 21 Laps Entertainment’s Shawn Levy, Dan Levine and Dan Cohen, who were responsible for Netflix’s “Stranger Things” and the 2016 feature “Arrival.”

Three-time BAFTA TV Award winner Marc Munden will direct from a screenplay by “A Quiet Place” writers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods — the details of which are being kept under wraps. An original draft of the script was written by Greg Weidman and Geoff Tock, with revisions by Jack Thorne.

“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,” Nick Meyer, Entertainment One’s president of film, said Wednesday. “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,” Levy, Levine and Cohen said in a joint statement.

Ali on Sunday received the best supporting actor Oscar for his performance in “Green Book.” (SD-Agencies)