Star names are on board for the new movie adaptation of “The Thin Man”. Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt’s production companies are preparing to bring the iconic production back to the screen.
Work has begun on a new movie adaptation of The Thin Man. Margot Robbie’s production company LuckyChap Entertainment and Brad Pitt’s Plan B are teaming up for Dashiell Hammett’s famous work.
Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt, who starred together in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in 2019 and Damien Chazelle’s Babylon in 2022, are preparing to work together for the third time. However, this time the duo will collaborate behind the camera rather than in front of it.
American crime writer Dashiell Hammett’s novel The Thin Man, published in 1932, has been adapted for the big screen many times before.
The Thin Man, a hard-boiled detective novel following the couple Nick and Nora Charles, was successfully adapted for cinema audiences from the 1930s to the 1940s.
“The Thin Man” Hailed as One of the Best Detective Novels Ever Written
According to reports, the adaptation rights to The Thin Man have recently resold. LuckyChap and Plan B had been pursuing this adaptation for some time before the strikes. Due to the actors’ union strike in Hollywood, there is no word on who will star in the production, but it has become clear that both companies will co-produce.
The remake will be a modern retelling of Hammett’s famous novel. Warner Bros. previously owned the rights and WB has made several attempts at adaptations over the years.
The novel follows Nick Charles, a retired private investigator who spends his days enjoying life with his wife Nora. But when Nick’s former police partner shows up and asks for help in finding a missing inventor, Nick finds himself back in the thick of things on “one last mission”.
Nora, tired of her empty life, decides to join the investigation. Together, the Charles couple follow the trail of clues and are forced to meet New York’s underworld, gangsters, gamblers and other shady characters. Nick and Nora solve a series of murders and ultimately uncover a complex conspiracy.
The Thin Man has been made into five critically and commercially successful films. Considered one of the best detective novels ever written, it remains popular with readers and audiences today.
It is currently unknown whether Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt will also appear in the movie as actors.
