Scarlett Johansson Cast as Janet Leigh in 'Making of Psycho'
Psycho is one of the all time best horror flicks. It triggered a shift in the moviegoers experience. According to THR, Scarlett Johansson has been cast to play the legendary Janet Leigh in Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho. She's got some huge shoes to fill. That shower scene is one of the most chilling portrayals in all of cinema.
Previously cast, Anthony Hopkins plays Hitchcock himself with Helen Mirren playing his wife, Alma Reville. Should be interesting. Sign me up!
From THR:
Anthony Hopkins is attached to play Hitchcock and Helen Mirrenwill play the filmmaker's wife, Alma Reville. Montecito Picture Co., which has a first-look deal with Paramount and set it up there in 2007, remains on board as producer.The project is based on the non-fiction book by Stephen Rebello that tracks how Hitchcock, at the height of his game as a director, decided to make a "lowly" horror movie. No studio wanted to touch it initially, so Hitchcock scrounged for financing by himself. The movie, of course, became one of his biggest hits and one of the most influential of all time.
At the center of the script by John McLaughlin (Black Swan) and Rebello is the relationship between Hitchcock and his wife. Johansson's role is smaller.
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