David Koepp to pen Johnny Depp's "The Thin Man"

Things are shaping up for Johhny Depp and his Infinitum Nihil production company's film "The Thin Man."  According to an exclusive at Deadline.com David Koepp will be penning "The Thin Man" script.

Depp is set to play Nick Charles, the role made legendary by William Powell. No news as to who would play Charles' wife Nora, originally played by Myrna Loy.

Rob Marshall has already been announced to to direct this new vision of Dashiell Hammett's classic.

Stay tuned!

Here's the original trailer for the 1934 film.


The Thin Man trailer: MGM Studios