LuckyChap And Plan B In Talks For ‘Thin Man’ Rights; Both Would Co-Produce

Following an extensive auction, LuckyChap and Plan B Entertainment are in exclusive talks to acquire rights to the classic Thin Man series. The rights recently became available and LuckyChap and Plan B had been eyeing this for some time pre-WGA strike. No discussions of starring roles are happening out of respect to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. Both companies would produce together.

The popular film series began with the 1934 film that starred William Powell and Myrna Loy as former detective Nick Charles and his wife Nora, who decide to solve a murder for the fun of it. Five sequels would follow and Hollywood has since being trying to reboot the series; Johnny Depp and Rob Marshall at one point eyed a remake at Warner Bros that never came to fruition.

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Once a deal closes, the next step would be to attach a writer.

LuckyChap is coming off its smash hit Barbie, which became the year’s biggest box office movie bringing $1.3 billion at the worldwide box office. Plan B has a busy upcoming fall slate including David Fincher’s The Killer bowing on Netflix next month.

Both companies are repped by CAA, with LuckyChap also repped by Entertainment 360 and attorney Jeff Bernstein.

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