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== 2000s ==
=== ''Skinny Dip'' film ===
On July 29, 2004, Nichols acquired the rights to direct the film adaptation of [[Carl Hiaasen]]’s novel [[Skinny Dip (novel)|Skinny Dip]].,<ref>{{cite news|author=Staff and agencies|title=In brief: Nichols puts his house on Hiaasen|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/jul/29/news1|date=July 29, 2004|website=[[The Guardian]]|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 will 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 (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=November 2, 2023}}</ref> but Nichols and Roberts would make [[Charlie Wilson's War]] instead.
=== ''High & Low'' remake ===
=== ''One Last Thing Before I Go'' film ===
On April 23, 2013, Nichols was in talks to direct the movie adaptation of [[Jonathan Tropper]]’s novel ''One Last Thing Before I Go,'' with Tropper writing the screenplay, [[J. J. Abrams]] produce through [[Bad Robot Productions]] and [[Paramount Pictures]] distributing the film.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Tatiana Siegel|author2=Borys Kit|title=Mike Nichols in Talks to Direct ‘One Last Thing Before I Go’|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/mike-nichols-talks-one-last-443019/|date=April 23, 2013|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=November 2, 2023}}</ref> There has been no further development since Nichols’ death on November 20, 2014.<ref name=”TragicEnd”>{{cite news|author=The Deadline Team|title=Oscar- & Tony-Winning Director Mike Nichols Dead At 83|url=https://deadline.com/2014/11/mike-nichols-dead-1201290137/|date=November 20, 2014|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=November 2, 2023}}</ref>
=== ''Master Class'' film ===
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