Jessica Biel will act in “Psycho”
The second female lead in the project of writer of "Terminal" Sasha Gervasio "Alfred Hitchcock and the creation of "Psycho"”, got Jessica Biel. She plays an actress Vera Miles, who starred in the classic Hitchcock film in the role of Laila Crane, sister of Marion Crane. The film also employed Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, James D'Arcy and Scarlett Johansson.
The film Gervasio plot is a book by Stephen Rebello, which was published in 1998. This is not an artistic affair - all the events described in it, really took place. Rebello begins his book with these crimes that inspired the writer Robert Bloch's essay on the novel "Psycho" Norman Bates on.
Hitchcock acquired the film rights to the novel Bloch, but did so anonymously. Agents of the writer did not know who gets the rights, so it was decided that $ 9,000 - it is quite a reasonable price. The director, who was at the peak of his career, decided to try his hand at horror, but the studio thought it sordid and denied funding. As a result, Hitchcock himself has collected money for the shooting. Stephen Rebello's book describes all the way to create a legendary film.
Vera Miles, will play Bill, won the contest "Miss Kansas" in 1948. Two years later she moved to Los Angeles where she started acting on television. Alfred Hitchcock, concluding with her five-year contract, positioned Vera as a new Grace Kelly. Especially for a film director had planned to Miles 'Vertigo', but because of the pregnancy, the main role of actress Kim Novak walked away.
"This role would have made her a star, but she became pregnant. After that I lost interest in her - and then said Hitchcock. - I did not manage to find a way to continue to work with her. " Despite all the difficulties, Hitchcock approved Vera Miles in "Psycho" on the role of Marion Crane's sister, Laila.
The role of Anthony Perkins, who played in "Psycho" Norman Bates, James D'Arcy given, which recently was seen in the drama of Madonna's "WE. We believe in love. " The role of Janet Leigh in the film Gervasio has gotten Scarlett Johansson. Hitchcock himself is Anthony Hopkins, and his wife - Helen Mirren.
Jessica Biel will appear this year in science fiction, "Total Recall" and the romantic comedy "Playing the field”.