In 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>andon April 12,In 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>
