Nichols is sought ‘High and Low’ for Miramax remake

Along with the late Alfred Hitchcock, it is Akira Kurosawa’s body of work that is being re-imagined and remade by Hollywood’s elite who seem fresh out of new and original ideas. According to Variety, veteran director Mike Nichols who last tackled Charlie Wilson’s War is looking to remake the famous 1963 film starring Toshiro Mifune.

The remake of High and Low has been apparently in the works for a while now — or was collecting a little dust as Martin Scorsese originally hired David Mamet to write the remake backj in the late 90’s. 

The film was based on the Ed McBain novel “King’s Ransom,” about a businessman who is ruined when he honorably pays ransom to kidnappers who mistakenly nabbed his driver’s son.

Scott Rudin will produce and Scorsese likely will executive produce.