Mike Nichols is in 'Deep Water'

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By Adnan Tezer Aug 17, 2009, 23:20 GMT

Fox 2000 has set Mike Nichols to direct and Joe Penhall to write "Deep Water," an adaptation of the 1957 Patricia Highsmith novel.

Penhall most recently adapted the Cormac McCarthy novel "The Road," which stars Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron.

According to Variety, "Deep Water" will be a co-production of Film Rites and Film 360, the film production division of Management 360. Steven Zaillian, Nichols and Ben Forkner will produce.

Guymon Casady and Garrett Basch are executive producers.

Highsmith wrote the thrillers "Strangers on a Train" and "The Talented Mr. Ripley."

In "Deep Water," a couple in a loveless marriage hang on through an arrangement whereby the husband permits the wife to take lovers. The suspense builds as those lovers begin dying.

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