Rosamund Pike has landed the female lead role and will join Christian Bale in James Mangold‘s adaptation of “The Deep Blue Good-by,” TheWrap has learned.

In the Fox film, Bale is playing Travis McGee, the protagonist of a 21-book series written by John D. MacDonald. A self-described “salvage consultant” who lives on a houseboat, McGee has a knack for attracting both trouble and women.