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Rob Marshall officially boards 'Thin Man'

By Adnan Tezer May 11, 2011, 19:17 GMT

Director Rob Marshall has officially joined Warner Bros.' remake of the 1934 classic private eye film "The Thin Man."

According to Variety, the film will reunite him with his "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" star Johnny Depp, who will star in the film.

Screenwriter and author Jerry Stahl will write the script.

The 1934 film was based on the Dashiell Hammett novel, which focused on former private detective-turned-alcoholic Nick Charles, his lovely socialite wife Nora and their schnauzer Asta.

The book saw the Charles couple investigate a murder involving an eccentric inventor and his strange family.

Hammett never wrote a sequel to the novel, but the film, which starred William Powell and Myrna Loy, produced five sequels. A 1950s TV show followed.

Depp will produce with his Infinitum Nihil partner Christi Dembrowski.

Kevin McCormick is producing through his Langley Park company while Marshall will produce with John DeLuca through their Lucamar company.



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