Mike Nichols Adapting Patricia Highsmith’s Deep Water
By Brendon Connelly/Aug. 17, 2009 11:30 am EST
As yet unfilmed, I believe, is her novel Deep Water, now over fifty years old without a single adaptation. This will change in the coming months, however, as Mike Nichols has been attached to realise it cinematically with Joe Penhall, writer of the upcoming adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, set to handle scripting duties for him. Nichols we can all vouch for, and Penhall’s certainly drawing some positive attentions.
Expect nothing but the best casting for Vic and Melinda, very likely also A-listers with a taste for Oscar. A Julia Roberts and Clive Owen reteam?
Seeing Nichols return to a tale of a twisted marriage should be enough to sell this film outright to buffs worldwide and I’m definitely curious to see him handle suspense. I can’t help but wonder how much of a Hitchcock flavour he’s going to brew into the mix.
(Via Variety)
