His biblical epic NOAH, starring Russell Crowe, Ray Winstone and Jennifer Connelly, is still to hit cinemas in March next year, however, acclaimed filmmaker Darren Aronofsky is already planning his next project. Early word is THE WRESTLER and BLACK SAWN director is set to adapt Jason Matthews’ recent globe-hopping espionage novel RED SPARROW. The book, which was only published in June, has the following official plot synopsis:
In present-day Russia, ruled by blue-eyed, unblinking President Vladimir Putin, Russian intelligence officer Dominika Egorova struggles to survive in the post-Soviet intelligence jungle. Ordered against her will to become a “Sparrow,” a trained seductress, Dominika is assigned to operate against Nathaniel Nash, a young CIA officer who handles the Agency’s most important Russian mole.
As the action careens between Russia, Finland, Greece, Italy, and the United States, Dominika and Nate soon collide in a duel of wills, tradecraft, and—inevitably—forbidden passion that threatens not just their lives but those of others as well. As secret allegiances are made and broken, Dominika and Nate’s game reaches a deadly crossroads. Soon one of them begins a dangerous double existence in a life-and-death operation that consumes intelligence agencies from Moscow to Washington, DC.
Garrett Basch and Oscar-winning writer Steve Zaillian are attached to produce. We’ll keep you posted once confirmation and cast come through.
Source: Deadline
