Hilary Swank may be in a bit of a rough patch, but that doesn’t mean writer-director Shawn Lawrence Otto is having much trouble securing her a co-star for Dreams of a Dying Heart. As reported by Deadline, there are two famous faces interested in the part, Matthew McConaughey and Josh Brolin.

Swank is reuniting with her Boys Don’t Cry production company, Killer Films, to play Rachel Watson, a soldier who returns from Iraq after surviving a helicopter crash. The trauma of the incident is so sever that even when she’s home, she suffers from terrible visions that somehow force her to fight for her daughter’s life. That’s about it in terms of what we know about the plot right now, but back in May, Lawrence Otto told Screen Daily, “We’re going to use mind-blowing visuals to tell a unique story of women and combat – which is a perfect fit with Hilary’s very special talent for toughness and vulnerability. A lot of directors focus on the beauty in violence, but there is also an element of violence in beauty. Dreams of a Dying Heart explores both.”

I’ve got a hard time imagining McConaughey teaming up with Swank and an even harder time seeing him involved in a project that could be aiming for an Oscar. Jonah Hex aside, Brolin is a completely different story. However, it’s also a little difficult choosing between the two without knowing a single thing about the role. Regardless, if this is indeed yet another Oscar effort by Swank, Dreams of a Dying Heart will belong to her.