They may be Oscar nemeses until February, but Elizabeth Olsen and Glenn Close will put all that aside and be co-stars soon after. EW reports one of our favorite up and comers has closed a deal to star opposite the acting legend in “Therese Raquin”, a period drama in which Olsen will play the title role.

Set in 19th Century Paris, France, Olsen’s Therese is a young woman who is forced by her aunt (Close) into an arranged marriage with a sick and spoiled man – who also happens to be her first cousin. Understandably, she feels drawn to someone else, a friend of her husband’s, and begins a “devastating affair” that unravels everyone’s lives. Charlie Stratton will direct the film – described as being a “dark, erotic thriller” – based on the novel of the same name by Emile Zola.

Olsen broke out in a big way in 2011 with her title role in Sean Durkin’s Sundance flick “Martha Marcy May Marlene”, a role that won her raves across the board and has put her into serious contention for an Oscar nomination. Since then, she has completed work on Rodrigo Cortes’ sci-fi drama “Red Lights” opposite Robert De Niro and Cillian Murphy, and will be sticking to her indie roots a bit longer when she co-stars with actor/director Josh Radnor in “Liberal Arts” and opposite Dakota Fanning and Anton Yelchin in “Very Good Girls.” But she has also landed on her first high profile shortlist, for the female lead in Akiva Goldsman’s directorial debut, “Winter’s Tale”, where she’s up against Bella Heathcote, Sarah Gadon and Gabriella Wilde.