Angelina Jolie and Darren Aronofsky are in discussions to develop a big-screen adaptation of Ron Rash's 2008 period tome "
Serena: A Novel." The project would be a starring vehicle for Jolie, while Aronofsky would direct.
Set in the rugged mountains of 1929 North Carolina, "
Serena" follows a man named George Pemberton and his new bride,
Serena, as they create a timber empire.
Serena not only takes to the woods, but she also pushes her husband to commit more and more ruthless acts. When she learns she cannot bear a child,
Serena sets out to murder the son her husband fathered illegitimately.