Johnny Depp in talks to Play The Thin Man

[Gregg Axley]

I'll agree with that RBH.
I've found most often in classic movies (such as Vincent Price's 60's period), it's not the actor and their interpretation that stinks, it's the lines they have to say. To show they are indeed a talented actor, they do it with a straight face...

 

[fortworthgal]

I think if anyone could do it, Depp could... but that doesn't mean I think it *should* be done. Leave the classics alone, I say.

That said... I'm not sure who I'd put as Nora. Someone with classic looks, good acting ability, and a funny bone. Anne Hathaway or Cate Blanchett are the only ones who come to mind. I know a few folks mentioned Rachel McAdams... I just can't see that. I will never understand the popularity of The Notebook.

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Latest on this movie.

david-koepp-takes-on-the-thin-man-for-johnny-depp-and-rob-marshall/

 

[RBH]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ri...-245180?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

[RBH]

More news...

http://www.ifc.com/news/2011/11/rob-marshall-the-thin-man-wicked-interview.php

 

[rue]

More news...

http://www.ifc.com/news/2011/11/rob-marshall-the-thin-man-wicked-interview.php

This made me feel a bit better about it:

"We'll be setting it in the '30s," Marshall said, "because it is of that world. It's an era that we have a great affinity for. I think both [producer and partner] Johnny DeLuca and I feel like we were born in the wrong era, and Johnny really feels like he lives in the '30s. So we're going to be able to inhabit a world that we really, truly love ... in the time of speakeasies, one of those rich, beautiful times in America."

 

[jorgea]

The original version of this movie is just fine. Why another version?

 

[m0nk]

As with any remake, there is the possibility it could be great, but just as much of a possibility it could be a complete failure. Will be waiting patiently to see how it goes.

 

[HeyMoe]

"Marshall also intends to use his talent as a choreographer (remember he did Chicago) and work in a musical number or two."

WTF?

 

[ButteMT61]

I"m getting Depp-overexposure syndrom. I really like him, but I just feel like he should sit out a few films and enjoy life for a while...

 

[Feraud]

"Marshall also intends to use his talent as a choreographer (remember he did Chicago) and work in a musical number or two."

WTF?

A musical number in a nightclub makes perfect sense. Rest assured -

A nightclub scene might bring a musical number to the film, but the film itself will not be a musical, Marshall said. "I don't know if Johnny will be part of the music part of it," he said, "because it has to be organic to the story."

 

[HeyMoe]

A musical number in a nightclub makes perfect sense. Rest assured -

Well that makes me feel much better. I was just remembering the musical Depp did a few years back that was....well, not that good.

 

[RBH]

Not related to the Depp version of the film but a good read about The Thin Man.

http://www.filmbuffonline.com/Features/ThinMan/ThinManPart1.1.htm

 

[kinghtalexis]

Jhonny Depp is one amazing actor, he can do anything and everything. I for one loved all his movies, including Tourist.

 

[m0nk]

Thin Man remake?

Ok, I rarely surf the web outside the Fedora Lounge anymore, but last night I clicked on a link for news of another movie and saw a rather sparing article about a Thin Man remake with Johnny Depp in the pre-production phase. The article was from May 2011, and I didn't do any additional searches, but has anyone else heard of this? Is it true? Will they be doing the entire Thin Man series or just the original? Will it be set in the 30's or a modern take? Does it really need to be done?

I like Depp, but I also don't want to see another classic churned through the Hollywood money-making rotunda, only to be spit out as a wasted piece of drivel, simply meant for meager box-office earnings. Do script writers really have no more original ideas left?

 

[Doublegun]

I believe there is already a fairly long thread about the remake on the FL. I agree, no one should touch these movies and no one will be able to come close to the chemistry between Powell and Loye. With Depp we are going to see Captn. Jack Sparrow in a fedora but it could be worse. They could have cast Keneau Reeves and ruin another classic like they did in the remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still.

 

[m0nk]

Hmm, I must have a "Nick-ish" daze about me as I didn't remember having commented on this thread, or even of it's very existence. I read briefly last night about the remake and got all worried. I sure hope it turns out ok.

 

[Richard Warren]

The stomach still turns.

 

[bil_maxx]

Please NO. We don't need a remake of another fantastic classic film. I don't want my kids thinking that the new "Thin Man" is the only one. This has already happened with too many great movies like "The Day The Earth Stood Still", "The Taking of Pelham 123", "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" and "The Time Machine". I will concede that "Mission: Impossible" and "Ocean's Eleven" were great. But for every one good one, there are 100 pieces of junk.

 

[mrgatsby]

Please NO. We don't need a remake of another fantastic classic film. I don't want my kids thinking that the new "Thin Man" is the only one. This has already happened with too many great movies like "The Day The Earth Stood Still", "The Taking of Pelham 123", "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" and "The Time Machine". I will concede that "Mission: Impossible" and "Ocean's Eleven" were great. But for every one good one, there are 100 pieces of junk.

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