![]() ![]() Several more of his works were also adapted for cinema, including The Deep and The Island. Finally, after two hours, Yates reached across the table to Nick and said, 'You're the man for me,' knocking Nick for a loop. Peter Bradford Benchley ( February 12, 2006) was an American author, best known for his novel Jaws and its subsequent movie adaptation, the latter co-written by Benchley (with Carl Gottlieb) and directed by Steven Spielberg. But as they talked, Nick became intrigued with the changing character, and with the challenge of working underwater, and Yates became intrigued with Nick. success in 1977 was not Close En- counters at all, it was The Deep, a more conventional package, presold by Peter Benchley's novel followup to Jaws. Nick immediately sensed that Yates wasn't too thrilled with him for the character. Here was an actor that the studio didn't want, sitting down to discuss a part he'd already rejected, with a filmmaker who'd decided he wasn't right for the role anyway. ![]() Guber once said of the tense meeting with all the parties: "I walked into a conference that could not have started on shakier ground if we'd held it on the San Andreas fault. Nor were Columbia Pictures studio executives interested in Nolte, as they believed he wasn't a big enough star with enough box-office clout to headline an expensive blockbuster movie. Neither was Nolte particularly interested in doing in what he perceived as a bland lead part. ![]() Originally, Peter Yates didn't think Nick Nolte was right for the film. ![]()
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