Nichols Dives Into “Deep Water”

Mike Nichols has reportedly lined up a film adaptation of the book “Dark Water” as his next project.  The book is by Patricia Highsmith, best known for writing “Strangers on a Train,” for Alfred Hitchcock and the Tom Ripley books which have been made into movies several times over. The story is about a well-to-do …

Nichols to Direct Mamet’s Rewrite of ‘High & Low’

In some of the most exciting remake news I’ve heard in a while, Miramax has announced that Mike Nichols, (‘Closer,’ ‘Charlie Wilson’s War,’ and, oh yeah, ‘The Graduate,’) will helm a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s crime thriller ‘High and Low.’  The script is written by David Mamet, (‘Spartan,’ ‘House of Games,’ and, oh yeah, ‘Glengarry …