Darren Aronofsky could be letting the dog out. The filmmaker, who helmed critically acclaimed features Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, and The Whale, is in talks to direct Netflix’s adaptation of the popular Stephen King novel, Cujo.

The 1981 novel of the same name tells the story of a beloved St. Bernard named Cujo who, after being bitten by a bat, becomes a rabid killer. In King’s novel, “Donna Trenton’s husband is in New York trying to contain a disastrous ad campaign. Feeling abandoned by her workaholic husband, who is frequently out of town, Donna Trenton embarks on an affair with a local handyman. Left to fend for herself, she takes her ailing Pinto to Joe Cambers’ garage for repairs, only to be trapped with her son Tad in the sweltering car by the monstrous dog.” The story was adapted as a film in 1983 and was directed by Lewis Teague.

The feature project was only revealed last week. Roy Lee, who was the driving force behind the two It movies, Salem’s Lot, and the upcoming dystopian thriller The Long Walk, is producing the pic. There is no writer yet attached, but Aronofsky will reportedly be meeting with candidates soon. Should the deal close, this will be Aronofsky’s first film for a streaming platform.

Darren Aronofsky is in post-production on Caught Stealing, a crime drama starring Austin Butler and Zoe Kravitz that Sony will release on August 29th. He last directed the 2022 The Whale, for which Brendan Fraser won the Academy Award for Best Actor.