Tina Fey and Owen Wilson considering dramatic Admission

Tina Fey and Owen Wilson are mulling over Paul Weitz‘s upcoming drama Admission, Vulture reports.

Fey is very close to signing up for the adaptation of Jean Hanff Korelitz’s novel of the same name. She would star as an Ivy League admissions officer who sparks up a potentially disastrous relationship with a 17-year-old.

Wilson is considering the role of a teacher who falls for Fey.

The project is set up at Focus Features, and Vulture suggests this might wind up being “Oscar-bait”.

Discuss: Wilson has had some success with drama in the past; can Fey successfully transition from comedy?