With Noah basically done, Darren Aronofsky is looking at his follow-up options. One new one is an adaptation of the novel Red Sparrow, a modern espionage thriller by former CIA officer Jason Matthews. The director is in early talks with Fox to develop and direct the project, which follows a woman whose evolving role in Russia’s intelligence organization brings her into contact with a young CIA agent.

Deadline also mentions that Aronofsky has been thinking about a film about George Washington, but makes this out to be a more likely endeavor at this point.

Here’s a description of the novel: