On September 27,In 2004, Nichols was setin discussions to direct [[Julia Roberts]] in the [[Romantic comedy|rom-com]] ''Seven-Year Switch'', with [[Julia Roberts]] set to star and Doug Wick &and Lucy Fisher to produce the filmproducing 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.
