From director Sacha Gervasi (writer of The Terminal) comes a new Alfred Hitchcock biopic based off a the book by Stephen Rebello, Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho. The movie will be titled the same and is already cast to star Anthony Hopkins as Hitchcock and Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh. James D’Arcy has also been set for the role of Anthony Perkins.
Now it looks as if Jessica Biel, Toni Collette, Danny Huston, Michael Stuhlbarg and Michael Wincott have joined as well.
Deadline reported earlier today that Jessica Biel has officially been cast to play actress Vera Miles, and Variety just reported that Toni Collette, Danny Huston, Michael Stuhlbarg and Michael Wincott have joined in on the fun. Collette will play Hitchcock’s assistant Peggy Robertson, Huston will play Whitfield Cook, Stuhlbarg will play Lew Wasserman, and Wincott will play serial killer Ed Gein.
Description of the book from Amazon:
Stephen Rebello’s groundbreaking book offers the complete inside story on the making of Alfred Hitchcock’s original Psycho, now seen as the forerunner of all modern horror thrillers. Rebello takes us behind the scenes for every step in the creation of this cinematic masterpiece-from the story’s original inspiration to the controversy surrounding the creation of the famous shower scene. Drawing on new in-depth interviews as well as Hitchcock’s private files, Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho is an eye-opening portrait of the artist at work.