If you're a fan of classic cinema and you intend to keep on reading, you may want to brace yourself first. Over the past week, two major studios have announced that they will be re-making the classic Alfred Hitchcock films Rebecca and Suspicion. Both films helped garner back to back Best Actress nominations for their star, Joan Fontaine. She ultimately took home the statue for her role in 1941's Suspicion.
Veena Sud, writer for the Danish version of the AMC hit television series The Killing, has been signed on to pen the script for the re-make of Suspicion. At this point it is uncertain whether or not the film be a virtual re-make, or if it will take its own direction. Either way, it has enormous shoes to fill. Hitchcock mastered the art of the thriller decades ago, and it will be difficult for any copycat to reach similar heights. Just ask Gus Van Sant, whose 1998 re-make of Hitchcock's Psycho left much to be desired. The only thing we can do is wait and see.
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