Robert Downey Jr. will have to tackle a role once made famous by James Stewart, and he’s looking forward to the daunting task. The Iron Man actor is moving away from his superhero blockbusters with this year’s Oppenheimer and is developing a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo. In a recent interview with The New York […]
Robert Downey Jr. teams with Paramount to remake Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo
Since calling time on the MCU with Avengers: Endgame back in 2019, we’ve seen very little of Robert Downey Jr.; by the time Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer opens this summer it will have been more than three years since his first post-Iron Man venture Dolittle, and now it seems the actor is looking to set his […]
Strangers on a Train remake on hold, Gillian Flynn says “we’ll see”
After the massive success of the film adaptation of her best-selling novel Gone Girl last year, author Gillian Flynn is in hot demand. Another of her stories, Dark Places, is set for release later this month in the US, but one project on her horizon has been put on the backburner. Flynn and Gone Girl […]
The Greatest Director of All Time?
Tom Jolliffe ponders the question: who is the greatest director of all time? One of the toughest of tough film related questions. Who is the greatest director ever? Think over all the icons throughout history. There have been countless, many who crossed from silent to sound, such as Fritz Lang, Carl Theodore Dreyer, D.W Griffith […]
Cinema’s Groundbreakers – Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho
Continuing our look at groundbreaking cinema, Tom Jolliffe revisits Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho… When listing some of the greatest directors of all time, a name that may pop up with regularity during the discussions, is Alfred Hitchcock. A master craftsman and impeccable weaver of enthralling stories, Hitchcock had already delivered a string of masterpieces which still […]
1930’s-50’s: The Golden Age of Mystery Films
Tom Jolliffe on why the 30’s to 50’s were a golden age for mystery films… Whether it’s a murder mystery, or a cat and mouse quest to uncover a mystery, the 1930’s, up until the end of the 1950’s saw a prolific output of mystery films. Across world cinema, from Britain, to Hollywood to Europe […]
Universal announces Welcome to Hitchcock anthology series
Universal Cable Productions and the estate of Alfred Hitchcock are partnering up for a new anthology series inspired by the works of the Master of Suspense. Welcome to Hitchcock will focus on a single season-long mystery or crime in the spirit of the classic Hitchcock style, with the studio collaborating with the Hitchcock Estate to […]
Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo console release coming in September
Microids has announced that Pendulo Studios’ Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo, a narrative adventure game loosely based on the Master of Suspense’s classic 1958 movie – is set for digital and physical releases on consoles this September. Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo tells the troubled story of Ed Miller, a writer who escaped unscathed from a car crash […]
Gal Gadot to headline Paramount’s remake of Hitchcock thriller To Catch A Thief
It appears to be the week for announcing remakes that nobody was clamouring for with the news that Gal Gadot is set to headline Paramount’s take on the classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller To Catch A Thief. Per Deadline’s exclusive, Gadot will also produce the remake with her partner Jaron Varsano through their Pilot Wave Banner […]
Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo gets a new gameplay trailer
Microids and developer Pendulo Studios have released a new trailer for their upcoming Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo, a game based on the eponymous film. This new trailer introduces the thriller’s main characters along with their motivations and relationships. Watch the new trailer below…. The new trailer for Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo introduces Ed Miller, a survivor of […]
