Mike Nichols' unrealized projects: Difference between revisions

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== 2000s ==

=== ''Kind Hearts and Coronets'' remake ===

https://variety.com/2000/film/news/u-nichols-take-kindly-to-hearts-redo-for-fall-1117775616/

=== ''Skinny Dip'' film ===

On July 27, 2004, Nichols acquired the rights to direct and produce the film adaptation of [[Carl Hiaasen]]'s novel ''[[Skinny Dip (novel)|Skinny Dip]]'',<ref>{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Fleming|title=Nichols gets the 'Skinny'|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/nichols-gets-the-skinny-1117908354/|date=July 27, 2004|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=November 2, 2023}}</ref> but would lose the rights and not get involved in other adaptation attempts.<ref>{{cite news|first=Lacey|last=Rose|title=HBO Developing Carl Hiaasen's 'Skinny Dip'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hbo-developing-carl-hiaasens-skinny-208109/|date=July 5, 2011|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=November 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Project Casting|title=The CW's TV Pilot 'Skinny Dip' Open Casting Call|url=https://www.projectcasting.com/blog/casting-calls-acting-auditions/the-cws-tv-pilot-skinny-dip-open-casting-call/|date=September 21, 2021|website=Project Casting|access-date=November 19, 2023}}</ref>

=== ''Seven-Year Switch'' ===

On September 27, 2004, Nichols was set to direct the rom-com ''Seven-Year Switch'', with [[Julia Roberts]] set to star and Doug Wick & Lucy Fisher to produce the film for [[Columbia Pictures]] and Red Wagon,<ref>{{cite news|author1=Michael Fleming|author2=Nicole LaPorte|title=Col makes a 'Switch'|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/features/col-makes-a-switch-1117911027/|date=September 27, 2004|website=Variety|access-date=November 2, 2023}}</ref> but Nichols and Roberts would make [[Charlie Wilson's War (film)|''Charlie Wilson's War'']] instead.

=== ''High & Low'' remake ===

On October 28, 2008, Nichols was set to direct a remake of the [[Akira Kurosawa]] film ''[[High and Low (1963 film)|High and Low]]'', with [[David Mamet]] to write the script and [[Scott Rudin]] to produce the film for [[Miramax]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Anne|last=Thompson|title=Nichols 'High' on Kurosawa remake|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/news/nichols-high-on-kurosawa-remake-1117994841/|date=October 28, 2008|website=Variety|access-date=November 2, 2023}}</ref> and on April 12, 2010, [[Chris Rock]] was set to write a new screenplay for Nichols.<ref>{{cite news|author=Ti Alan Chase|title=Chris Rock to Adapt Akira Kurosawa's HIGH AND LOW for Mike Nichols|url=https://collider.com/chris-rock-to-adapt-akira-kurosawas-high-and-low-for-mike-nichols/|date=April 12, 2010|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|access-date=November 2, 2023}}</ref> On February 8, 2024, [[Spike Lee]] was set to direct the remake.<ref>{{cite news|first=Justin|last=Kroll|title=Denzel Washington And Spike Lee Reunite On Apple And A24 Thriller 'High And Low'|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/denzel-washington-spike-lee-high-and-low-1235819285/|date=February 8, 2024|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref>

=== ''Deep Water'' film ===

On August 16, 2009, Nichols was set to direct a film adaptation of [[Patricia Highsmith]]'s ''[[Deep Water (Highsmith novel)|Deep Water]]'' for [[20th Century Fox]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Fleming|title=Fox sets Mike Nichols for 'Deep Water'|url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/fox-sets-mike-nichols-for-deep-water-1118007326/|date=August 16, 2009|website=Variety|access-date=November 2, 2023}}</ref> A [[Deep Water (2022 film)|2022 adaptation]] was eventually directed by [[Adrian Lyne]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Zack|last=Sharf|title='Deep Water' Teaser Trailer: Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas' Erotic Thriller Debuts on Hulu in March|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/deep-water-trailer-ben-affleck-ana-de-arma-erotic-1235181185/|date=February 14, 2022|website=Variety|access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref>

==2010s==