Variety is reporting that Mike Nichols (The Graduate, The Birdcage, Charlie Wilson's War) will direct the film adapation of Patricia Highsmith's 1957 suspense novel Deep Water. Joe Penhall will write the script.
Synopsis: Set in the small town of Little Wesley, Vic and Melinda Meller's loveless marriage is held together only by a precarious arrangement whereby in order to avoid the messiness of divorce, Melinda is allowed to take any number of lovers as long as she does not desert her family. Eventually, Vic tries to win her back by asserting himself through a tall tale of murder—one that soon comes true.
Patricia Highsmith is probably best known for her Tom Ripley thrillers, two of which were filmed: The Talented Mr. Ripley and Ripley's Game.
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