Johnny Depp to develop 'Thin Man' remake

It looks like Johnny Depp really enjoyed working with Rob Marshall on "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," because the star apparently wants Marshall to helm "The Thin Man" remake at Warner.

Terry Rossio, Jerry Stahl and Christopher McQuarrie are potential candidates to pen the script, according to Deadline. The project is a remake of the 1934 flick starring William Powell and Myrna Loy.

Depp would play lead character Nick, who marries a socialite and jumps into a lifestyle of drinking. With no script in place, it should take a while before we hear more about this. Depp next stars in "The Tourist."

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Christopher McQuarrie to write 'Wolverine 2'

It's been a decent week for news about the sequel to "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," and here's the latest: Christopher McQuarrie is set to write the script for Fox's follow-up.

McQuarrie won an Oscar for his "The Usual Suspects" screenplay, and he most recently wrote "Valkyrie" for Bryan Singer. He also wrote and directed 2000's "The Way of the Gun."

As Hugh Jackman announced recently, the sequel will be based on the series by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller, which was published in 1982. Wolverine will head to Japan this time.

"X-Men Origins: Wolverine," which Gavin Hood directed, proved to be quite successful at the box office earlier this year after pulling almost $180 million domestically.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Daily news dose: 'Transformers 3' gets release date, Chow won't direct 'Hornet'

Here's your dose of quick news bits for Dec. 20, 2008...

• Michael Bay's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" is still in post-production and won't open until June 26, 2009, but rumors about "Transformers 3" are already all over the Web. The latest one is that a release for a third installment is set for June 29th, 2011. (Dark Horizons)

• Stephen Chow, director of "Kung Fu Hustle," is no longer directing (because of creative differences) "The Green Hornet," an adaptation written by Seth Rogen and Even Golberg. Chow, however, will star in the film in the role of Kato. Rogen is on board to play the crimefighter. (Variety)

• Christopher McQuarrie, screenwriter of "Valkyrie," is gearing up to write three more flicks Tom Cruise may end up starring in: "Flying Tigers," "The Champions" and "The Tourist." McQuarrie is rewriting that last one; it's a remake of French thriller "Anthony Zimmer." (Variety)

• Hossein Amini is gearing up to write a new Jack Ryan movie for Paramount. The last time the character appear on the big screen was in "The Sum of All Fears" in 2002. This new film is apparently not derived from Tom Clancy's novels. (THR)