BATMAN legend Christian Bale is reportedly in talks to star in THE DEEP BLUE GOODBYE, an adaptation of John D. MacDonald’s 1964 novel.
If he agrees to the contract Bale will feature as lead character Travis McGee, a ‘salvage consultant’ who returns property to its rightful owner – at a price. However, while his job may sound rather dull, McGee gets himself into all sorts of trouble, described at times as a ‘mercenary’.
James Mangold (THE WOLVERINE, WALK THE LINE) has already signed on to direct, with Leonardo DiCaprio co-producing under his Appian Way banner. Dennis Lehane (Shutter Island) has written the script.
This definitely sounds promising, especially with Bale and DiCaprio working together. THE DEEP BLUE GOODBYE was the first of MacDonald’s 21 stories in the series (yes, 21!) so maybe this will morph into an epic franchise…or have we had enough of those already?
Source: Variety
