Sharon Stone, watch your back — big-screen sweetheart Meg Ryan is moving in on your territory. The romantic comedy goddess is in negotiations to star in the low-budget erotic thriller In the Cut, Variety reports. The pic — to be directed by The Piano's Jane Campion — revolves around a New York writing teacher (Ryan) who becomes sexually involved with a detective investigating a series of brutal murders in her neighborhood. Oscar nominee Nicole Kidman will serve as one of the executive producers.