Just a few weeks ago we told you that acclaimed author Cormac McCarthy had penned an original script called The Counselor. Deadline is now reporting that Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Alien) is in talks to make the film his next directorial project.

According to Deadline:

Scott intends to make it his next film and his followup to Prometheus, the 3D space film which Fox releases this summer. I guess this is what happens when one of the premiere living authors like the Pulitzer Prize-winning McCarthy takes a break from his novel writing to turn out his first spec screenplay.

No kidding! McCarthy is highly regarded in the literary community as one of the master’s of our time, so it’s no surprise that such a prolific filmmaker like Ridley Scott would already be circling the project. A quick description of the script via Deadline:

The terrain of the script is reminiscent of the rough and tumble world depicted in No Country For Old Men. The protagonist in The Counselor is a respected lawyer who thinks he can dip a toe in to the drug business without getting sucked down. It is a bad decision and he tries his best to survive it and get out of a desperate situation.

We’ll be sure to update you as more news and rumors regarding The Counselor becomes available. Would Ridley Scott be a good match for this film?