Rob Marshall to Direct THIN MAN Film?

According to a report by Deadline.com,  Rob Marshall might team up with Johnny Depp once more for the remake of "The Thin Man."  Depp is very interested in working with Marshall again, having been directed by him for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. The screenplay for the film will be written by Terry Rossio, Jerry Stahl and Christopher McQuarrie.

The Thin Man is a 1934 American comic detective film starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, a flirtatious married couple who banter wittily as they solve crimes with ease. Nick is a hard drinking retired detective and Nora a wealthy heiress. Completed in 1934 and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, the film was directed by W.S. Van Dyke from a script by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich; the screenplay was based on the mystery novel The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett, supposedly based on his relationship with playwright Lillian Hellman. Also appearing in the film were Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton, Minna Gombell, Cesar Romero and Porter Hall.

Rob Marshall most recently directed the film adaptatio of Maury Yeston's NINE, starring Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, and Daniel Day-Lewis. Marshall received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director for his work on the film CHICAGO. Marshall's choreography has been featured on Broadway in Little Me, Cabaret, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Victor/Victoria, Company, Damn Yankees, She Loves Me, and Kiss of the Spider Woman. Marshall performed on Broadway in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, The Rink, Zorba, and Cats.