Fox 2000 has lined up celebrated director Mike Nichols to helm a new adaptation of the 1957 Patricia Highsmith novel, Deep Water, according to Variety.
In "Deep Water," a couple in a loveless marriage hang on through an arrangement whereby the husband permits the wife to take lovers. Suspense builds as those lovers begin dying.Patricia Highsmith is the author behind noted thrillers "Strangers on a Train" and "The Talented Mr. Ripley."Joe Penhall will write the adaptation, which is a co-production of Film Rites and Film 360, the film production division of Management 360. Steve Zaillian, Nichols and Ben Forkner will produce, with Guymon Casady and Garrett Basch set as executive producers.To read the entire Variety article, click here.Mike Nichols's most recent Broadway directorial credits include The Country Girl and Monty Python's Spamalot. In 2001, he directed The Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park production of The Seagull, which starred Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Natalie Portman. In 1964 Nichols won his first of eight Tony Awards for Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park. He went on to helm an unprecedented string of Broadway hits, including Luv (Best Director Tony), The Odd Couple (Best Director Tony), The Apple Tree, Plaza Suite (Best Director Tony), Prisoner of Second Avenue (Best Director Tony), The Gin Game (1978 Pulitzer Prize) and Streamers (New York Drama Critics Award).Videos