Mike Nichols' unrealized projects: Difference between revisions

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===''Frankie and Johnny''===

In 1988, it was reported that [[Paramount Pictures]] optioned [[Terrence McNally]]'s two-character play ''[[Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune]]'' for Nichols to direct as a film. At the time, [[Dianne Wiest]] and [[Richard Dreyfuss]] were likely to star under Nichols' direction, but all three would eventually depart from the production. [[Frankie and Johnny (1991 film)|The film]], which debuted in 1991, instead starred [[Michelle Pfeiffer]] and [[Al Pacino]], and was directed by [[Garry Marshall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/58890|title=AFI&#124;Catalog - Frankie and Johnny|website=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]|access-date=March 16, 2024}}</ref>

===''The Bonfire of the Vanities''===