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Rosamund Pike to Star Opposite Christian Bale in The Deep blue Good-by

posted 10 years ago by udit_dlordx
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http://variety.com/2015/film/news/rosamund-pike-in-talks-for-female-le ad-in-foxs-the-deep-blue-goodbye-1201391197/

Rosamund Pike is in talks to play the female lead opposite Christian Bale in Fox’s “The Deep Blue Good-by” based on John D. MacDonald’s novel.

James Mangold is directing the bigscreen adaptation, with Chernin Entertainment, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson-Killoran producing for Appian Way along with Amy Robinson.

Written by MacDonald in 1964, “The Deep Blue Good-by” is the first in a series of 21 books that followed Travis McGee (Bale), a self-described “salvage consultant” who recovers others’ property for a fee and along the way gets into trouble fighting bad guys and wooing women.

Dennis Lehane penned the script, with Scott Frank working on the most recent draft.

Following the success of “Gone Girl,” which grossed more than $350 million at the worldwide box office and earned Pike an Oscar nomination, Fox and Pike seem happy staying in business with one another.

After the huge opening weekend of “Gone Girl,” Fox quickly offered Pike the female lead in its survival drama “The Mountains Between Us,” which she will shoot after “The Deep Blue Good-by” so “Mountain” can be ready for the proper weather conditions needed to tell the story.

Pike is repped by CAA and Magnolia Entertainment.

[–] Blue_Jasmine 10 years ago

FINALLY. A promising project.

James Mangold isn't David Fincher but he did direct Reese Witherspoon to an Oscar.

Between this and The Mountain Between Us, she has some interesting work lined up. I hope she drops out of The Bends - it sounds boring and a downgrade.

[–] udit_dlordx 10 years ago

Agreed , James Mangold is pretty hit or miss. But, give him a good script and he has it in him to make it great. We only have to look at Walk the Line and 3 10 to Yuma. Also, It is being written by Scott Frank ( Minority Report, Get shorty AND the mountain between us ) as well as Dennis Lehane ( author of Shutter Island, Gone baby gone, mystic river and The Drop). Plus she gets to go up against Christian Bale.

I think it's more of an entire team making a cohesive well oiled unit. besides, who doesn't want to see Rosamund Pike chew out another Batman? ;)