Things have been somewhat quiet recently around long-gestating bio-drama Alfred Hitchcock And The Making Of Psycho. But now things are definitely looking up, with Helen Mirren now in negotiations to play the famed filmmaker’s wife, Alma Reville.
The Hitchcock pic has been in development for years now, originally springing to life at Paramount, where Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy originally tempted Anthony Hopkins to play the lead.
Since then, though, Murphy has left and Anvil! The Story Of Anvil **director Sacha Gervasi has stepped in and Fox Searchlight is now backing the project, which still boasts Hopkins.
The script is by Black Swan co-writer John McLaughlin and Stephen Rebello, who wrote the eponymous book that chronicles Hitch’s struggle to make Psycho even when he was at the height of his career. With none of the studios willing to lower themselves to make a horror film, he had to scrape together the money to get it produced. The result? Only one of the most famous thrillers of all time…
It’s early days in terms of Mirren’s involvement, but it’s a positive sign that the movie might finally be made, particularly since the Heat Vision blog reports that Gervasi should be shooting in April.