Robert Downey Jr. might lead remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo

Hollywood will go a long way to avoid having to come up with a new idea, and the studios’ appetite for remakingAnything — seriously, anything — in their content libraries that has name recognition is currently reaching new heights. It doesn’t matter how untouchably iconic the original movie might be; if people remember it in any way, it’s grist for the content mill.

So it is that we’re currently awaiting series adaptations of such varied classics as Fatal Attraction, Day of the Jackal, MetropolisPlease see the following: Dead RingersTheatrical reworkings, Bullitt Steven Spielberg’s version, not less. NosferatuThis is the quintessential 80s Patrick Swayze Actioner Road House. Is there anything sacred?

Clearly not: According to Deadline, Paramount is lining up Robert Downey Jr. to star in a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 psychological thriller Vertigo. VertigoJames Stewart stars as an ex-police detective and becomes obsessive over Kim Novak (Kim Novak), whom he is assigned to work with. Often seen with Citizen Kaneit is at the top in lists of the best films of all-time. It won the 2012 Sight and Sound Poll, breaking Kane’s five-decade run at the top.)

Downey Jr.’s Team Downey production company (Perry Mason, Sweet ToothProduced by ). Steven Knight will write the script. Peaky BlindersOne of the original inventors and creators of game show formats Are You a Millionaire or Not?). Knight, who was recently hired to direct a Star Wars film after the departure The Leftovers creator Damon Lindelof. Knight is an immensely prolific screenwriter, known for being open to taking on any topic. His credits include the David Crossenberg thriller Eastern PromisesThe oddball biopic of Princess Diana Spencer, Apple’s sci-fi Jason Momoa vehicle Check out, a new TV adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, and the ludicrous, so-bad-it’s-good mystery SerenityThis was the first time he had directed it. Knight will be using a difficult needle for updating VertigoModern audiences will enjoy the movie titled “The Male Gaze”, which is known for its intricate relationship with the man gaze.

The Oddly thing is that Vertigo remake won’t be the first official spinoff the Hitchcock film has had in the 65 years since its release. This honor is, of course, to a videogame: The clunky Spanish-made adventure game 2021 Alfred Hitchcock — VertigoThe movie was loosely influenced by the original film, but adapted to a totally different storyline in.