Chris Rock has been hired to polish the script for a remake of Akira Kurosawa's acclaimed 1963 detective thriller High And Low, which itself is based on author Evan Hunter's novel "King's Ransom"says Black Voices. The story follows a wealthy executive whose son has been kidnapped and he's prepared to pay the ransom using funds he needs for a critical corporate buyout. Before he can send the payment though, he realizes the kidnappers have mistakenly abducted the child of his chauffeur and thus the decision becomes much more complicated.
Acclaimed writer David Mamet was commissioned to scribble out the first draft of the screenplay over a decade ago by then producer Martin Scorsese
Mike Nichols will direct.
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