• Casting Bits: Eva Green, Emma Stone, Carey Mulligan On 'The Thin Man' Shortlist; Gerard Butler In 'Motor City;' Hal Holbrook In 'Promised Land'

    By Russ Fischer March 30th, 2012

    Johnny Depp and Rob Marshall are working to make a new version of The Thin Man, the Dashiell Hammett novel about drunk detective socialite Nick Charles, his charming young wife Nora and the unusual family mystery in which they become embroiled. The question is: who plays Nora? Deadline says there is a shortlist that will…

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  • Billy Ray To Rewrite Johnny Depp's 'The Thin Man'

    By Russ Fischer October 7th, 2011

    The new version of The Thin Man, which Johnny Depp set in motion at Warner Bros. last year, is still moving forward. The star has wanted to make a new film based on Dashiell Hammett's classic novel (which already spawned a six-film series and a television show) and last year roped in his Pirates 4…

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  • David Koepp Writing 'The Thin Man' For Johnny Depp And Rob Marshall

    By Russ Fischer August 30th, 2011

    I think any lingering interest I had in Johnny Depp's remake of The Thin Man, to be directed by Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides director Rob Marshall, just evaporated. It's the one-two punch of hiring David Koepp to write the script, and the fact that part of the plan is to create a…

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  • Jerry Stahl Writing 'The Thin Man' For Johnny Depp

    By Russ Fischer March 22nd, 2011

    Last year, there was news that Johnny Depp wanted to star in a new version of The Thin Man, based on the Dashiell Hammett novel that spawned a six-film series in the '30s and '40s. He roped in his Pirates of the Caribbean director Rob Marshall, but we haven't heard much about the project since.…

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