Jacob Elordi is thisclose to becoming a scapegoat…

The 29-year-old Spanish-Australian Oscar-nominated actor is in talks to co-star opposite Scarlett Johansson in the thriller Scapegoat, hailing from Ari Aster and A24.

Aster is directing the film from a script he penned.

A24, who has released Aster’s past four films, is the distributor.

Aster and partner Lars Knudsen will produce through their Square Peg banner.

While the plot is being kept under wraps, some have speculated that it’s about a doctor who operates on an internet-famous person. Others say it’s sci-fi romance, and some have said it’s more of a traditional drama for Aster.

As of now, there is no consensus on the film’s details, according to insiders.

This is Aster’s follow-up to Eddington.

While he has met with several actors for the film’s second high-profile part after Johansson, Aster had only one person in mind in Elordi, who had a number of offers to pick from but decided to take his time after working nonstop over the past couple of years including a grueling nine-month Frankenstein shoot that led to his first Academy Award nomination.

That said, it always felt this would be his first project following that break and recently declared it with negotiations starting last week.

If a deal closes, the plan is to shoot the film later this year.

Elordi has had as good a stretch over the past 12 months. He followed Frankenstein with Warner Bros’ Wuthering Heights, the hit adaptation in which he co-starred opposite Margot Robbie. He also made his return to Euphoria, which bowed its final season in the spring.

Next up, Elordi is set to star in the Ridley Scott action thriller The Dog Stars, which also features Margaret Qualley and Josh Brolin.