‘Vertigo’ remake within the works at Paramount, Robert Downey Jr eying lead function

Through PTI

LOS ANGELES: Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 vintage “Vertigo” is getting a remake with Hollywood famous person Robert Downey Jr circling the lead function.

In line with leisure information outlet Closing date, studio Paramount Footage has obtained the rights for the remake, which might be produced by means of Downey Jr and his spouse Susan Downey thru their banner Workforce Downey.

“Peaky Blinders” writer Steven Knight will pen the script for the mission.

The unique mental mystery starred Jimmy Stewart as John “Scottie” Ferguson, a police detective who has retired as a result of an incident within the line of accountability has brought about him to increase acrophobia (excessive concern of heights) and vertigo, a false sense of rotational motion.

Scottie is employed by means of an acquaintance, Gavin Elster, as a non-public investigator to observe Gavin’s spouse Madeleine (Kim Novak), who’s behaving surprisingly.

The remake can be produced by means of John Davis and John Fox by way of Davis Leisure.

Downey Jr, highest identified for his stint as Tony Stark aka Iron Guy in lots of Surprise Cinematic Universe (MCU) motion pictures, will subsequent function in filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer”.

Knight was once employed to put in writing an untitled “Superstar Wars” film for Lucasfilm previous this week.

The British screenwriter previous wrote the scripts for David Cronenberg’s “Japanese Guarantees”, Brad Pitt-starrer “Allied” and “Spencer”, which featured Kristen Stewart because the past due Princess Diana.

LOS ANGELES: Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 vintage “Vertigo” is getting a remake with Hollywood famous person Robert Downey Jr circling the lead function.

In line with leisure information outlet Closing date, studio Paramount Footage has obtained the rights for the remake, which might be produced by means of Downey Jr and his spouse Susan Downey thru their banner Workforce Downey.

“Peaky Blinders” writer Steven Knight will pen the script for the mission.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

The unique mental mystery starred Jimmy Stewart as John “Scottie” Ferguson, a police detective who has retired as a result of an incident within the line of accountability has brought about him to increase acrophobia (excessive concern of heights) and vertigo, a false sense of rotational motion.

Scottie is employed by means of an acquaintance, Gavin Elster, as a non-public investigator to observe Gavin’s spouse Madeleine (Kim Novak), who’s behaving surprisingly.

The remake can be produced by means of John Davis and John Fox by way of Davis Leisure.

Downey Jr, highest identified for his stint as Tony Stark aka Iron Guy in lots of Surprise Cinematic Universe (MCU) motion pictures, will subsequent function in filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer”.

Knight was once employed to put in writing an untitled “Superstar Wars” film for Lucasfilm previous this week.

The British screenwriter previous wrote the scripts for David Cronenberg’s “Japanese Guarantees”, Brad Pitt-starrer “Allied” and “Spencer”, which featured Kristen Stewart because the past due Princess Diana.