Robert Pattinson has another post-Twilight assignment lined up, and it’s quite the intriguing project. Pattinson is reportedly onboard to play the lead in David Cronenberg’s upcoming take on Don DeLillo’s novel Cosmopolis.

Cronenberg is not only directing the film. But embracing the task of adapting the novel, which focuses on a wealthy young man who makes a bet that leads to a price on his head in a futuristic metropolis.