http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/26/Hopkins-To-Play-Hitchcock-in-New-Movie.aspx &quot;Why hello there Clarice... tell me, would you like to see a movie which will make your beat? Pit-pat, Clarice, pit-pat, pit-pat... &quot; Okay, so that&rsquo;s just my (terrible) rendition of Sir Anthony Hopkins doing Hannibal Lector doing famed suspense film auteur Alfred Hitchcock. In real life the Oscar-winning actor will surely bring a much sharper interpretation of Hitchcock to the screen for a biopic of the master of suspense, tentatively titled ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS. The film will pair Hopkins with NIP/TUCK creator Ryan Murphy, who is expected to direct. Hopkins recently sat down with MTV news (see video below) to confirm his role in the project, and even to show-off a bit of his Hitchcock impersonation. All in all it wasn&rsquo;t too bad. Probably why the man can to sleep with an Oscar in his arms. &lsquo;HITCHCOCK PRESENTS will focus on the filmmaker&rsquo;s life around the late fifties, at the time when he was jumping through many hoops, trying make what would later become one of his most successful and defining films, the 1960 classic PSYCHO. For those who are not buffs of cinematic history, PSYCHO was largely viewed as a lost cause at the time of its conception. The subject matter -- the exploits of a depraved, cross-dressing serial killer -- was seen as way too dark and violent for audiences, and Hitchcock's choice to brutally kill-off the star of the film (Janet Leigh) 45 minutes into the feature was thought to be box office suicide. Oh if only the studio suits could&rsquo;ve known then what we all know now: that Hitchcock had struck gold. By guarding the film&rsquo;s twists closely and doing some clever marketing, Hitchcock made PSYCHO into a phenomenon, which is still an enduring classic, sparking a so-so remake in 1998. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/26/Hopkins-To-Play-Hitchcock-in-New-Movie.aspx 77 60 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/26/Hopkins-To-Play-Hitchcock-in-New-Movie.aspx#2020 know one can rank with hitchcock WAVELYN http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/26/Hopkins-To-Play-Hitchcock-in-New-Movie.aspx#2020 Sat, 03 Nov 2007 18:11:05 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/26/Hopkins-To-Play-Hitchcock-in-New-Movie.aspx#2258 seems like a winner to me brokun1 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/26/Hopkins-To-Play-Hitchcock-in-New-Movie.aspx#2258 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:47:56 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/26/Hopkins-To-Play-Hitchcock-in-New-Movie.aspx#2807 I understand that the film was never titled "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" except by blogger Jeffrey Wells, who got it all wrong on his site yet this keeps getting repeated and repeated. <br /><br />I've read newer versions of the script and it's pretty damn fabulous and very unexpected.<br /><br />Word is that they're planning to shoot it right after the strike is over and that Hopkins is very much attached. Yowza!! Edwina Gein http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/26/Hopkins-To-Play-Hitchcock-in-New-Movie.aspx#2807 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:34:23 GMT