Though Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo remains one of the best movies the master of suspense brought to screens, that isn't giving Paramount – which produced the original 1958 thriller – pause. Especially since the studio has Robert Downey Jr. interested in starring.
Hitch's original saw writers Alec Coppel and Samuel A. Taylor adapting the Boileau-Narcejac novel D’entre les morts (From Among The Dead) into the story of John 'Scottie' Ferguson, a San Francisco police detective forced to retire when he develops a severe fear of heights.
Scottie is reluctantly dragged back into action when Gavin Elster (Tom Helmore), an old acquaintance from college and shipping magnate, enlists his help to shed light on the disturbing behaviour of Madeleine (Kim Novak), his icy, remote wife. However, as the intrigued friend follows unsuspecting Madeleine's every move, more and more, a dangerous attraction teetering on the brink of obsession begins to form…
Paramount has Steven Knight (yes, the ever-busy writer/showrunner who recently hopped aboard a Star Wars movie) on script duty for this one, and Deadline has heard that Downey Jr. is seriously considering the lead role. Because as the old saying goes, "when RDJ is ready to remake, riches and riches shall come your way."