Vertigo Remake: Robert Downey Jr to Star in Alfred Hitchcock’s Classic Film- Reports
Downey Jr, best known for his stint as Tony Stark aka Iron Man in many Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies, will next feature in filmmaker Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. Knight was hired to write an untitled Star Wars movie for Lucasfilm earlier this week.
Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 classic Vertigo is getting a remake with Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr circling the lead role. According to entertainment news outlet Deadline, studio Paramount Pictures has acquired the rights for the remake, which would be produced by Downey Jr and his wife Susan Downey through their banner Team Downey. Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight will pen the script for the project. Remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo in Development; Robert Downey Jr Eyeing the Lead Role.
The original psychological thriller starred Jimmy Stewart as John Scottie Ferguson, a police detective who has retired because an incident in the line of duty has caused him to develop acrophobia (an extreme fear of heights) and vertigo, a false sense of rotational movement. Scottie is hired by an acquaintance, Gavin Elster, as a private investigator to follow Gavin's wife Madeleine (Kim Novak), who is behaving strangely. Robert Downey Jr Papped in Semi-Bald Look While Shooting For Park Chan-wook's The Sympathizer (View Pics).
The remake will also be produced by John Davis and John Fox via Davis Entertainment. Downey Jr, best known for his stint as Tony Stark aka Iron Man in many Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies, will next feature in filmmaker Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. Knight was hired to write an untitled Star Wars movie for Lucasfilm earlier this week. The British screenwriter earlier wrote the scripts for David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises, Brad Pitt-starrer Allied and Spencer, which featured Kristen Stewart as the late Princess Diana.