The highly anticipated new film about the relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville during the making of Psycho, entitled Hitchcock, has officially started filming in the Los Angeles area.
On April 23, Hitchcock, which stars Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, James D’Arcy, Jessica Biel, and Toni Collette, will be filming at 141 N Grand Ave in Pasadena.
You can read the full press release about the movie below:
“HITCHCOCK” TO BEGIN PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Sir Anthony Hopkins and Dame Helen Mirren to star
with Sacha Gervasi to direct
Apr. 23 Geoffrey & Stanley Prod, LLC. Hitchcock F 141 N Grand Av.LOS ANGELES, CA April 12, 2012 –Fox Searchlight Pictures and Montecito Pictures announced today that principal photography for the drama HITCHCOCK will start on April 13th in Los Angeles. The film will star Academy Award® winners Sir Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock and Dame Helen Mirren as his wife, Alma. Sacha Gervasi, whose big screen debut, ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL won the 2010 Best Documentary Feature prize at the Independent Spirit Awards, will direct from a screenplay by John McLaughlin, revisions by Ryan Murphy, Stephen Rebello and Sacha Gervasi, based on the book Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho by Stephen Rebello. Ivan Reitman, Tom Pollock and Joe Medjuck of Montecito Pictures (UP IN THE AIR) will produce along with Tom Thayer and Alan Barnette. Ali Bell and Richard Middleton will be executive producers. The film will be co-financed by Fox Searchlight Pictures and Cold Spring Pictures. HITCHCOCK will be released worldwide by Fox Searchlight Pictures.
Claudia Lewis, President of Production and David Greenbaum, Senior Vice President of Production are overseeing the project for Fox Searchlight Pictures.
HITCHCOCK is a love story about one of the most influential filmmakers of the last century, Alfred Hitchcock and his wife and partner Alma Reville. The film takes place during the making of Hitchcock’s seminal movie PSYCHO.
The film will also star Scarlett Johansson (LOST IN TRANSLATION) as Janet Leigh, James D’Arcy (MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD) as Anthony Perkins, Jessica Biel (THE ILLUSIONIST ) as Vera Miles, Michael Stuhlbarg (A SERIOUS MAN) as Lew Wasserman, Toni Collette (LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE) as Hitchcock’s secretary Peggy, Michael Wincott (THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO) as Ed Gein, Kurtwood Smith (TO DIE FOR) as Geoffrey Shurlock, Richard Portnow (GOOD MORNING VIETNAM) as Barney Balaban and Danny Huston (THE CONSTANT GARDENER) as Whitfield Cook.
Fox Searchlight has announced that it will begin shooting “Hitchcock” tomorrow (April 13th) in Los Angeles, with Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren on board to star. Sacha Garvasi, whose “Anvil! The Story of Anvil” won the 2010 Best Documentary Feature prize at the Independent Spirit Awards, will direct.
The new movie is based on the book “Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho” by Stephen Rebello. It is a love story about one of the most influential filmmakers of the last century, Alfred Hitchcock and his wife and partner Alma Reville. The film takes place during the making of Hitchcock’s seminal movie “Psycho.”
The film will also star Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh, James D’Arcy as Anthony Perkins, Jessica Biel as Vera Miles, Michael Stuhlbarg (A Serious Man) as Lew Wasserman, Toni Collette (Little Miss Sunshine)) as Hitchcock’s secretary Peggy, Michael Wincott (The Count of Monte Cristo) as Ed Gein, Kurtwood Smith (To Die For) as Geoffrey Shurlock, Richard Portnow (Good Morning Vietnam) as Barney Balaban and Danny Huston (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) as Whitfield Cook.
I’ve added 616 screencaptures from Prime Suspect 7.
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Sundance London have announced the star names who will act as the host committee at the inaugural event.
The committee has been recruited by the Sundance Institute as experienced Sundance attendees who are also influential in the UK industry. The likes of Helen Mirren, Edgar Wright, Danny Boyle and Idris Elba have all agreed to lend their names to the festival and some will also be attending the festival and participating in events (receptions, panels, screening introductions) as far as their schedules allow.
Robert Redford and John Cooper bring their celebrated Sundance Festival from Utah to London’s O2 from 26th – 29th April, with 14 films premiering in the UK and a number of special events and panels. Click here to find out about the special music events and here for the film line-up.
Ticket packages are on sale now, with individual tickets on sale Wednesday 11th April. Head over to www.sundance-london.com for full details.
Here are the actors and directors who will act as ambassadors:
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje – Acting credits include recurring roles on television series Lost and Oz. Participated as a Fellow at the 2007 Sundance Institute Directors Lab with his project Farming.
Richard Ayoade – Actor/writer/director, featured in a recurring role on the popular UK television series The IT Crowd. Directed the 2011 Sundance Film Festival Official Selection Submarine. Read more about Richard Ayoade.
Danny Boyle – Directing credits include Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire, and 127 Hours. Sundance Film Festival Official selections include Shallow Grave (1995) and 28 Days Later (2003).
Nick Broomfield – Sundance Film Festival Official Selections include Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1993), Chicken Ranch (1984), Ghosts (2007), Kurt and Courtney (1998), LA Story (2002), Lily Tomlin (1987), and Monster in a Box (1992).
Gurinder Chadha – Directing credits include Paris, je t’aime and 2003 Festival Selection Bend it Like Beckham.
Paddy Considine – Acting credits include The Bourne Ultimatum, Cinderella Man, and In America. Directed the 2011 Sundance Film Festival Official Selection Tyrannosaur.
Sally El Hosaini – Directed the 2012 Festival Selection My Brother the Devil. Click here for more on El Hosaini’s My Brother the Devil.
Idris Elba – Acting credits include American Gangster, 28 Weeks Later, and recurring roles on television in The Office and The Wire.
Stephen Frears – Directing credits include The Queen, High Fidelity, Dangerous Liaisons, and 2012 Festival Selection Lay the Favorite. Click here to read an interview with Stephen Frears on Lay the Favorite.
Felicity Jones – Acting credits include 2011 Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Like Crazy, and TV mini-series The Diary of Anne Frank.
Isaac Julien – Directed Sundance Film Festival Official Selections Derek, Fantome Afrique, True North, and Young Soul Rebels.
Asif Kapadia – Directing credits include The Warrior, Far North, and Festival Selection Senna. Watch Asif Kapadia discuss screening Senna in India as part of the Film Forward program.
Kevin Macdonald – Directing credits include The Last King of Scotland, Touching the Void, State of Play, and 2011 Official Selection Life in a Day.
James Marsh – Directing credits include Sundance Film Festival Official Selections Man on Wire, Project Nim, and Shadow Dancer. Read more about James Marsh and his latest film.
Helen Mirren – Acting credits include The Queen, The Last Station, and Gosford Park. Mirren has appeared in three Sundance Film Festival Official Selections.
Samantha Morton – Acting credits include Minority Report, Control, and Sundance Film Festival Selections In America and The Messenger.
Jake Scott – Directed the 2010 Sundance Film Festival Official Selection Welcome to the Riley’s.
Lucy Walker – Directed SFF Official Selections Waste Land, Countdown to Zero, and Devil’s Playground.
Sam Taylor Wood – Directed Sundance Film Festival Official Selections Destricted and Love You More.
Edgar Wright – Directing credits include Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Hot Fuzz, and Shaun of the Dead.
Kind-hearted Dame Helen Mirren has urged British women to donate bras to charity, insisting the garments will help provide employment for disadvantaged African females.
The Oscar-winning actress has teamed up with Oxfam to launch the Big Bra Hunt, which aims to collect one million brassieres by the end of April (12).
A survey found the average U.K. woman has several barely-worn items of lingerie in her underwear drawer, and Mirren wants women to gather their unwanted garments to help the charity’s work in Senegal.
She says, “Before I heard about this campaign I had never thought to donate my bras to Oxfam. I’m sure many women have a number of bras stowed away left untouched for years.
“The Big Bra Hunt really highlights how every last item donated to Oxfam can be used in a truly unique way, making a real difference to people all around the world.”
Brassieres are one of the most desirable items in West Africa because they are so complex to manufacture, and the donated items will help boost employment prospects for disadvantaged Senegalese women as Oxfam bosses recruit more staff to sell them.
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