Remembering the Great Mike Nichols, Sony Drops Jobs Biopic, Netflix Saves ‘Longmire,’ Hoffman, Freeman and Caine Will Redo ‘Going In Style’

Legendary Director Mike Nichols Dead At 83

The Oscar, Emmy and Tony-winning director of The Graduate, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolff, Angels in America and Monty Python’s Spamalot died last night and his death was confirmed this morning by ABC News President James Goldston. (FN)

That Steve Jobs Biopic In Which Christian Bale Almost Starred? Sony Just Dropped It

The studio decides not to make the Aaron Sorkin-penned script, which had Danny Boyle attached to direct. Universal is reportedly interested in making the movie, but nothing set yet. (SF)

‘Longmire’ Lives! Netflix Rides To the Rescue, Picks Up the Fan Fave Show For a Fourth Season

The streaming service had previously granted a final season to The Killing, and now steps in to give 10 more episodes to the show canceled by A&E. Entire cast will return and episodes will air in 2015. (UR)

Today’s Remake News: New Line Nabs Three Legends For Its ‘Going In Style’ Redo

Dustin Hoffman, Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine are set for a new version of the film that originally starred George Burns, Art Carney and Lee Strasberg. Studio is eyeing Zach Braff to direct. (VAR)

Melissa McCarthy As Tinkerbell? It’s Happening

The Tammy star will play the title role in a still-untitled comedy from director Shawn Levy, who conceived the story and developed it with McCarthy before turning it over to writer Nick Stoller. (CS)

Paul Greengrass Might Be Getting Back Into the Jason Bourne Business, But He’s Also Attached To Another Classic Adaptation, Too

The director is now set to direct a new adaptation of George Orwell’s dystopian novel, 1984, with James Graham, the scribe of the upcoming Finding Neverland Broadway musical, on writing duties and Scott Rudin producing. (DH)

Team Downey’s ‘Yucatan’ Project Finds Itself a Writer

Terry Rossio, who co-wrote the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films, will take over writing duties for the Inception-like adventure film, which will star Robert Downey Jr. after originally being developed by Steve McQueen in the late ‘60s for himself to star. (COL)

It Appears That WB’s New King Arthur Project Just Found Its Merlin

Djimon Hounsou jumps aboard Guy Ritchie’s Knights of the Round Table to play the legendary mystic, days after Jude Law signed on to play the film’s main villain. (FS)

Hold the Phone! Idris Elba Is Not Quite Done Playing ‘Luther’ Just Yet

Despite the fact that the show’s last series, in 2013, seemed to bring things to an end, creator Neil Cross will write one more two-parter, which will shoot in March and air at the end of next year. (IW)

Screenwriters: ‘Popeye’

The 157-page, undated first draft by Jules Pfeiffer, based on the characters by E.C. Segar. (DS)