Jessica Biel to Play Vera Miles in ALFRED HITCHCOCK AND THE MAKING OF PSYCHO

Jessica Biel is set to join Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, and possibly James D'Arcy in Sacha Gervasi's Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho.  According to Deadline, Biel is set to play Vera Miles who played Lila Crane, the sister of unfortunate Bates Motel guest, Marion Crane.  Johansson is set to play Janet Leigh (who played Marion), Hopkins will play Hitchock, and Mirren will play Hitchcock's wife, Alma Reville, and if D'Arcy signs on, he'll play Anthony Perkins (who played Norman Bates). Hit the jump for more. Making of Psycho is one of two Hitchcock-based productions in the works.  Julian Jarrold (Becoming Jane) is directing The Girl, which focuses on the making of The Birds, and stars Toby Jones as Hitchcock and Sienna Miller as Tippi Hedrin.  Keep these Hitchcock flicks on your Oscar radar since the Academy loves famous people playing famous people, a (Read More)

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Butler Says Olympus Has Fallen

Can he save the White House? Spec action script Olympus Has Fallen is generating plenty of heat at the moment. A few days ago, Millennium Films grabbed up the rights to Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikts work, launching the hunt for a potential star. Call off the hounds! Gerard Butler is now signed on to take the lead. Olympus sounds like it could be right up Butlers alley (at least his action side, which often yields more rewarding results than his dabbles in romantic comedy) and also a fun throwback to the days of Die Hard and Air Force One . Hell play a down-on-his-luck former Service Agent who &ndash naturally &ndash is the president and Americas only hope when the White House is invaded and taken over by terrorists. Were hoping the script is chock full of puns for Butler to deliver after hes taken out a bad guy. US Federal law mandates at least two per sc (Read More)

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