Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap and Brad Pitt’s Plan B are in talks to co-produce a remake of the classic 1934 comedy-mystery film The Thin Man. This was a project they were looking to secure the rights to the film before the WGA strike, and they are continuing down that road.
The 1934 version of The Thin Man was directed by W.S. Van Dyke and based on the novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. The film is renowned for its witty script, sophisticated characters, and the charismatic chemistry between its leads, William Powell and Myrna Loy, who play Nick and Nora Charles. Nick, a former private detective, and Nora, his wealthy and playful wife, become embroiled in a murder mystery while on vacation in New York City. With the help of their terrier, Asta, the duo navigates a world of intrigue, suspects, and cocktail parties, blending humor with suspense. The movie spawned five sequels.
Rob Nixon and Margarita Landazuri for Turner Classic Movies, said of the film: “What makes the film so entertaining is not the unraveling of the murder but the movie’s central relationship of Nora and Nick Charles, one that redefined the screen depiction of marriage. It also helped to set the tone and style of a new, then-emerging Hollywood genre — the screwball comedy.”
There’s no word on casting, but it’s not too far-fetched to think that Robbie and Pitt could star in the film. This is a project that they are obviously very keen on developing, so why not star in it?
Rob Marshall and Johnny Depp were previously set to develop a remake, but the project never got off the ground and was scrapped in 2012.
