Robert Downey Jr. in ‘Iron Man 3’
We’ve clearly reached an age where no film, regardless of its classic status, is safe from a studio that decides to dip into its back catalog and decide that a new version might work.
The latest title in that particular crosshair, According to the deadlineis Alfred HitchcockIts 1958 thrillerVertigo‘, which stars James Stewart and Kim Novak.
With the studio –– like others –– raiding its existing catalog of titles for new content, the plan is ‘Peaky Blinders’ and ‘C’s Steven Knight (Who just jumped into the ‘Star Wars’ galaxy) rewrites on the original story.
“Alfred Hitchcock throws you into a whirlwind of terror and excitement!”
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2 hours 8 minutesMay 28, 1958
What was the real ‘vertigo’?
Directed and produced by Hitchcock, ‘Vertigo’ is based on the 1954 novel ‘D’Entre les Morts’ (‘From the Dead’) by Boileau-Nursejac and adapted by screenwriter Alec Koppel. Samuel A. Taylor.
The film stars Stewart as former police detective John “Scotty” Ferguson, who retires after an incident in the line of duty causes him to develop acrophobia (extreme fear of heights) and vertigo, a false sense of rotational movement.
Scotty has an acquaintance, Gavin Elster (Tom Helmore), as a private investigator to follow Gavin’s wife Madeleine (Kim Novak), who are behaving strangely.
Of course, as Scotty digs into the case, he comes to learn that there’s more to it than that, and his life may be at stake…
(L to R) James Stewart and Kim Novak in Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo’.
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What is happening in the new version?
It’s still early days, though Robert Downey Jr. Stewart has expressed interest in playing the role. He is also producing with Jon Davis and John Fox of Davis Entertainment through his Tim Downey company.
The Hitchcock estate controls the rights to the movie and has given Paramount the go-ahead to make this new version, but the big question may be how it will fare in the shadow of the original.
Other Hitchcock films have been remade with varying degrees of success, but few, if any, are considered as high as the original.
And let’s not forget, the last time Robert Downey Jr. starred and made a remake, we got ‘Dolittle‘ We’re naturally hoping for better this time around –– assuming the new film goes ahead.
Downey Jr. has stepped off the gas a bit on the acting front since ending his tenure Marvel Cinematic Universe. Apart from ‘Dolittle’, she has only appeared in ‘Senior‘, a documentary about his father, Robert Downey Sr Yet he will return to our screens this year Christopher Nolanof’Oppenheimer‘, will hit theaters on July 21.
Behind the scenes, he has been much more active, producing all kinds of TV shows, notably HBO’s ‘Perry Mason’ and ‘Sweet Tooth’. Netflix.
Robert Downey Jr. in ‘Oppenheimer’ written and directed by Christopher Nolan.
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