Because we need another hero, James Mangold is currently in talks to take on John D. McDonald’s THE DEEP BLUE GOOD-BY, which is a series of books based around the character of Travis McGee. However! This isn’t another Bourne or Bond though, McGee is slightly different because he isn’t qualified as a cop, nor on his last day at work or even about to retire. He recovers other people’s property for money and calls himself a ‘salvage consultant‘.
McDonald’s books have been looked at for a while now by Fox and the WOLVERINE director is who they’re currently after. THE DEEP BLUE GOOD-BY is the first novel in the series, and sets us up with the character on his houseboat in Florida, who has a penchant for all the ladies. The first book synopsis says this over on Amazon:
He’s a self-described beach bum who won his houseboat in a card game. He’s also a knight errant who’s wary of credit cards, retirement benefits, political parties, mortgages, and television. He only works when his cash runs out and his rule is simple: he’ll help you find whatever was taken from you, as long as he can keep half….
Mangold has some good stuff behind him, I really enjoyed WOLVERINE and there’s also the award-winning WALK THE LINE, plus GIRL, INTERRUPTED. This new venture was originally slated to star Leonardo DiCaprio but he’s reportedly too busy but it’s very early days – as this is still in discussion – so I wonder if Jackman might make a move towards it as Wolverine ends and he takes on new ventures.
Source: Deadline
