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Wanna see what Anthony Hopkins looks like as Alfred Hitchcock? Sure ya' do!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. Anthony Hopkins is playing Hitch in an upcoming movie about the making of Psycho. Fox has released a photo of Hopkins in the makeup. And that photo is below (via People).
That’s… weird. Looks kinda like a Hitchcock impersonator at an off-off-off-strip casino somewhere in the desert outside Vegas. Or like Don Rickles as Hitchcock.
Then again, when Hopkins played Nixon he didn’t really look a whole helluva lot like Nixon, but damn did he bring the fire. Can’t wait to see some of Hopkins’ performance here. Hitchcock’s speech, presence and dry humor is legendary and it’ll be fascinating to see Hopkins delve into that.
What do you folks think?
-Eric Vespe
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However, Hopkins is one of the best actors of all time, so I'm sure he'll do fine.
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Sorry. Still, looks amazin'. Love Hopkins when he aint phonin it in.
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He sucked in so so
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And by that, I mean AWESOME! I sure hope this movie's great. I love me some PSYCHO and Hitch is certainly a fascinating figure.
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April 18, 2012, 4:38 p.m. CST
Did he put on weight for this role? At his age, thats not wise
by Bobo_Vision
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I like that .. I need my feeble mind to fall for it.
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Too unique to dissolve into make up as such a recognisable character. But, as has been said, he's a fucking brilliant actor and I can imagine him more than pulling this off.
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Would be nice to be able to keep track of this one, could turn out to be very interesting.
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April 18, 2012, 4:46 p.m. CST
looks like Hopkins face digitally inserted into Hitchcock's body
by Titus05
looks much better then I was expecting
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April 18, 2012, 4:46 p.m. CST
Looks like throatsack prosthetic technology has almost advanced far enough for the Lucas biopic.
by FlickaPoo
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Elliott
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There's not a consensus online. Some call it just Hitchcock, some call it Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho.
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.....it's official the Mayans were right, there will be no year 2013, now that Dick Clark is dead.
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Sooner or later every thread dissolves into George Lucas bashing, but that was genuinely funny.
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In which the good doctor is never captured and is instead left to gorge himself on increasingly well-marbled Americans.
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April 18, 2012, 4:54 p.m. CST
Apparently he's moved on from Chianti to salted caramel milkshakes, flickapoo.
by Robert Evans
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Fair enough. You'll keep us up-to-date on it anyway, right?
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Actually, I wrote a script for Matt Lucas to play Hitchcock that was set around the making of the first Brit talkie, 'Blackmail'. It was rather cheeky, as was Hitch during the shoot, constantly flirting with his female lead (as was his wont).
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Who was seriously off -Namaste-
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April 18, 2012, 5:05 p.m. CST
Wouldn't have guessed in amillion years that was Anthony Hopkins!
by billF
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That actually looks a lot better than I imagined, considering how DIFFERENT Hopkins looks from Hitch.
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Who's playing Anne?
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He looked like Ed Sullivan in that movie.
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he'll be Anthony Hopkins in Hitchcock makeup. Can't really call a person an actor when all they do is play themselves in every role.
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April 18, 2012, 5:19 p.m. CST
*Tonight, We have a Really Big Shew For You*
by Have_Penis_Will_Travel
Topo Gigio and his dancing dogs of doom Jackie Mason is gonna give us all the finger And some guy named Elvis Presley will perform
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that no matter how "real" it looks, we don't have the technology to emulate true subsurface scattering in prosthetic form, not to mention, correct underlying muscle performance. That's why actors who wear prosthetics always look stiff, or the skin doesn't move right because light shines through the prosthetic unrealistically. Prosthetic makeup work as monster/creature effects because the surface formations and colors are exaggerated and we don't have anything to compare it buy in real life. The human eye is really good at catching mistakes when an effect is trying to emulate a.. human -- the uncanny valley hypothesis. Just my opinion.
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If it's shite like The Wolfman he goes wildly over the top.
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April 18, 2012, 5:32 p.m. CST
codename: Yabbut, Hitchcock wasn't really known for an expressive face.
by Royston Lodge
Hitchcock's facial expressions are already kinda stiff, so maybe it'll work in this case.
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Did Hopkins go all method at Dunkin Donuts?
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Not bad, though.
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I was just reading Stephen Rebello's awesome book, which based on the casting in the People article, seems to be at least partially what this movie is drawn from. Highly recommend for any Hitchcock fans.
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April 18, 2012, 5:42 p.m. CST
Gotta lay off the butter. Serious butter love right there
by UltraTron
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But I think they should go with 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' and begin his bio with Hopkins doing a Hitch intro AHP style...'Good Evening' and all that. A cheeky introduction to his own bio would be fourth wall and fun to see. No matter what the title or opening Hopkins will impress as he does when he fully commits to a performance. This should be a strong movie and with a good cast...lets hope the producers/director do drop the ball.
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"I didn't say actors are hockey pucks. I said actors should be treated like hockey pucks."
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April 18, 2012, 5:48 p.m. CST
Will they include Hitch's messed up teeth? He had some serious dental issues with his bottom row.
by openthepodbaydoorshal
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To Hockey Pucks Everywhere
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April 18, 2012, 6:09 p.m. CST
I like it. Although Hitchcock's profile was more oval and drooped somewhat.
by DanielnocharismaCraig
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that only people that look EXACTLY like the person they are playing should play the part. There'd be a pretty limited pool of talent to pull from if so, and you'd be bypassing some damn fine actors just to suit a stupid need for dopplegangers. Hopkins is the sh!t, and I'm confident his acting will convince you morons.
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I got my start right around the same time he did and we became solid friends. It was me that convinced him of the popularity rock music would have on network TV. I'll miss you dick
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your like eleventy million years old?
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When I heard Hopkins was playing Hitchcock I just couldn't see it but this could work. I love the story Billy Mumy tells about Hitchcock saying that he killed his dog to elicit a horrified response on the set of Alfred Hitchcock presents.
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I hate Hopkins. He sucked in Bad Company. Wait, what? He was the bad guy in Freejack? I FUCKING LOVE THAT MOVIE.
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April 18, 2012, 6:28 p.m. CST
Oh sweet-baby-fucking-Elvis. jettl93 is still around?
by DanielPlainviewOnVacationInBoston
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Its the acting that makes the biopic !
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pretty much sucks in everything he's done the last 25 years.
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25 years? Really? So, let me get this straight-- his peak was "The Good Father," and "Howard's End" and "Silence of the Lambs" were the downward slide?
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I'd give you a certain amount of "relaxation in his script selection" over the last ten years or so, but you're pegging him back to the breakout of his Hollywood career.
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Been supoer busy latley with a majority of the movives coming out this summer but this is always my down time, Taking some me time before i jump into the batman reimagining for WB (yes it's a reimagining, We won't be dropping all of the nolan verse, just opening it up, sort of like an esleworlds take)
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April 18, 2012, 6:54 p.m. CST
Yes, but will he have Hitchcock's jagged bear-trap teeth?
by Noel Hadley
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April 18, 2012, 6:57 p.m. CST
I think it looks very convincing. Very real. Doesnt necessarily look like Hitchcock but it looks like his "type" which is all thats necessary.
by dahveed1972
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April 18, 2012, 6:58 p.m. CST
If you try and make him look exactly like Hitchcock, you'll end up burying the performance in prosthetics. so far so good.
by dahveed1972
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...and this image of Hopkins looks quite a bit like Hitchcock: http://tinyurl.com/ahitchcock
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Did you ever talk to Aronofsky about that David Lynch biopic treatment I sent him a month or two ago? I'm thinking he's 75% there. I just need you to push him over the edge on it. This could seriously be the best I've ever written (with your help of course)! Thanks a million, Jetts. You're the greatest.
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Still say it looks more like Don Rickles then Alphred
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if Hopkins can nail the voice. Hitch had one of the more distinctive voices in the 20th century.
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Nice make-up.
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April 18, 2012, 8:31 p.m. CST
Dick was 12 when the Titanic sank. But I bet Jett was there
by Supermans
Hopkins looks spot on in the makeup..
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Dude's probably had access to more pussy than a cat food factory.
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Nixon. That is all that needs to be said.
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I'm getting more excited for this movie now. James D'Arcy also looks SPOT on as a young Anthony Perkins. Psycho is a personal favorite of mine as well so I'm glad this movie centers around the making of that classic film. Basically they are making a movie within the exact time period I'm interested in seeing.
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And, with a little Googling, I find that he's a former protege of the one and only Stan Winston. So it's no shock that the makeup they're doing on Sir Anthony looks pretty doggone good. Hey, you're not going to get the EXACT shape of Hitch's face without additional appliances that'd get in the way of acting and realism. (Unless, of course, you cast a different actor with a closer structure, but off the top of my head I can't think of one right now.) Glad to see he's keeping the Winston name alive :) Here's the full bio: http://bit.ly/HOfcEV He did some of the work on Predator, Aliens, and Pumpkinhead, so obviously he's the shit. :)
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Not only did he start with Stan Winston, he's one of the founders of the almighty KNB FX. (Obviously, he's the B.) Jesus I have enough egg on my face to make an omelette that can feed Aretha Franklin.
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April 18, 2012, 9:37 p.m. CST
As Quint pointed out he didn't look at all like Nixon, so here
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
he looks like Hitch. I can't wait.
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April 18, 2012, 9:40 p.m. CST
So should they just go ahead and give him the Oscar now?
by Darth Melkor
Cause this is straight up Academy Award bait.
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Here is Sir Anthony Hopkins, playing Alfred Hitchcock, who is the man who directed the movie "Psycho", based partially on the serial killings of Ed Geins, who is also the man who inspired the character of Wild Bill in the movie "The Silence of the Lambs",which stars Sir Anthony Hopkins, who is playing Alfred Hitchcock, the man who directed the movie Psycho, based slightly on the serial killings of Ed Geins, who is the man who inspired the character of Wild Bill in the movie "The Silence of the Lambs", which stars Sir Anthony Hopkins who is playing Alfred Hitchcock, the man who directed the movie Psycho, based partially on the serial killings of Ed Geins, who is the man who inspired the character of Wild Bill in the movie The Silence of the Lambs, which stars Sir Anthony Hopkins who is also playing Alfred Hitchcock, the man who directed the movie Psycho, based on the serial killings of Ed Geins, who is the man who inspired the character of Wild Bill in the movie The Silence of the Lambs, which stars Sir Anthony Hopkins who is also playing Alfred Hitchcock, the man who directed the movie Psycho, based on the serial killings of Ed Geins, who is the man who inspired the character of Wild Bill in the movie The Silence of the Lambs, which stars Sir Anthony Hopkins....
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April 18, 2012, 9:51 p.m. CST
It's a so-so job. Doesn't look like Hopkins, but it doesn't look like Hitchcock either. The real test will be
by cookepuss
in how it moves with him. Anything can look good or convincing in a still, but flesh has a certain elasticity and weight to it that even pros like Rick Baker have a hard time duplicating. You can get really close, but recognizing human facial deformation is one of the things our brain is trained to do. It doesn't matter how small, but if something doesn't ring true then our brains will pick it out. Personally, aside from the fact that it doesn't look too much like Hitchcock, I'm not so convinced that it'll fly when in motion. Plus, I'm also not so convinced that Hopkins can pull it off either. He's put in a handful of fairly lazy performances in recent years - Beowulf and The Rite spring to mind. Does he still have it in him to make us care and believe? We'll see. I also think that it would've been really cool, and quite fitting, if this thing had been shot in B&W. Seeing it in color? Eh.
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April 18, 2012, 9:52 p.m. CST
@alienfanatic - "Enough egg on my face make an omelette that can feed Aretha Franklin"?
by Le Vicious Fishus
Come come, now. Let's not exaggerate.
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I always invoke the *Not Dead Yet* clause
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April 18, 2012, 9:58 p.m. CST
Have you guys seen Toby Jones and Sienna Miller in the other Hitchcock movie?
by JediRob
http://ghostradio.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/hitch-and-tippi.jpeg
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Anthony Hopkins is the male version of Julia Roberts Yes they were both very good in that one *FUCKING* role way back when but completely unpalatable in inything else and I'd eat a big motherfucking plate full of maggots before I'd step into a room with either of them
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A resemblance and bringing a good performance is enough to make you believe you're seeing that person.
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Given the chance I'd take most you fishing
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That's a very strong stance to take for a person who must be a whimpering cunt. Hopkins was brilliant in Remains of the Day, Shadowlands, World's Fastest Indian and many other movies. I think his performance as Hanibal Lecter is actually overrated and the real standout from that film gets little attention - Ted Levine. His Buffalo Bill was amazing. Lecter is just fun burlesque for Hopkins, certainly nothing brilliant. But I don't know why I waste time on trash like you. I'm giving you just what you're bleating for: attention. Why don't you go warm your hands on your cock (one finger at at time because of it's diminutive sature) and keep them off of a keyboard for a while. Your ignorance is showing.
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April 18, 2012, 10:34 p.m. CST
His Hitchcock looks like Don Rickles. Just like his Nixon looked more like Ed Sullivan
by tangcameo
Either he needs a more accurate makeup crew or he needs to make Rickles and Sullivan bio flicks.
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I look forward to Hopkins' interpretation. I wasn't hugely impressed with his Picasso, and I didnt' care for his Nixon at first, but the performance really gew on me. I think Hitchcock might be easy to slip into impersonation instead of acting. He's brilliant enough to get it right, I think. We'll see. pardon the typos, folks, I dislocated a finger on a heavy bag today. No, not my mother...
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thank you for your perspective You've given me something to think about And maybe I should revisit some things
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April 18, 2012, 10:47 p.m. CST
NO! NO! NO! NO! IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MATT LUCAS!!!!!!!
by Napolean Solo
I have ALWAYS said that MATT LUCAS should have played Hitchcock!!!!!!!!! Both young and old! Let's hope they go with Matt Lucas for the Hitch biopic! Not only does he look EXACTLY like him, but at this stage in Lucas' AND Hopkins' career, I think Lucas would giva a more inspired performance!!!!!!!!! MATT LUCAS FOR HITCHCOCK!!!!!
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probably another nomination coming...he always brings the fire.
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Now that I've met Anthony Hopkins mom (and queefer sutherland) How yopu doi'n? *wink*
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Dude, they've started filming. Matt Lucas won't be playing the role. Hopkins is Hitchcock. Did you read the article? Are you just in denial? Besides, Lucas is still a kid. He couldn't play something like Hitchcock to save his life. But you're probably joking, right? I mean, you can't really be serious. You just tricked me and are laughing right now because I believed you. That was a good one. You're really funny.
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It's Anthony Fucking Hopkins!!! He could play Judy Garland in a movie and I'd believe it. He's gonna knock this out of the park.
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April 18, 2012, 11:35 p.m. CST
wanna see what anthony hopkins looks like as Neil Kinnock....
by PR Deltoid
...sure ya do....both of them sheep-shaggers as well...this is a Neil Kinnock bio-pic isnt it, isnt it?
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Hitchcocks public persona, created by Hitchcock naturally, is so well defined and large that the public really never knew the brilliant director side of him. I would only be interested in seeing what made his genius behind the camera tick besides being so boss that he got Grace Kelly do a strip tease for him for "research"
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it should be receding back a bit more and not be as big or defined. the hairline around the temple and ear area needs to come back some more, but worse of all would be his. Alfred's upper eyelids had fat folds going over them- gave him that droopy dog look. There's too much of a defined indented crease in Hopkins eyes. Rick Baker's team wouldn't have let this happen. It's so close, it just needs a few more tweaks.
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Shoulda been Hithcock!
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April 19, 2012, 12:40 a.m. CST
Redux, "Making Psycho" works...I like "Psycho Story"
by MisterManReturns
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Can't wait to see the performance it evokes from Hopkins! Wow.
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Make up Oscar in the bag guys.
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Show that picture to anyone and I defy them to identify a) that that's not a real person and b) that it's Anthony Hopkins.
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April 19, 2012, 6:40 a.m. CST
Hopefully, this will overshadow the assassination piece produced by the BBC...
by Soundblaster
...apparently entitled THE GIRL.
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This project sounds interesting
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Why didn't they just get Timothy Spall?
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Now there's a thought. Casting!
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April 19, 2012, 7:22 a.m. CST
Timothy Spall would be perfect. This is stunt casting at it's worse
by Ricardo
And the movie, what is the plot? Nothing unusual happened at the making of Psycho, unless they are going to fictionalize the HELL of it and make it a murder mystery at a movie set.
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Although they'll have quite the uphill battle convincing some of the national theater chains to run the picture.
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Hitchcock was apparently part Irish and it showed mainly in the sprightliness of his eyes.
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... Ian McNeice ("Winston Churchill" from "Doctor Who", for you geeks out there), who probably would have needed about thirty seconds in a makeup chair to actually pull this role off both physically and spiritually 100 percent, just wasn't "big" enough to be considered? Seriously, it's awesome that Hopkins won an Oscar and all and was in SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, but that was in 1991. When's the last time you raced to the theater to see something because of Hopkins's box office appeal? It sure as fuck wasn't THE RITE.
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April 19, 2012, 9:49 a.m. CST
this movie sux, the avengers is the only movie worth seeing ever, they should just get god whedon to make sequels forever!!!!
by cameron
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Let's see Adam Goldberg doing a biopic of Lucas making the Prequel trilogy!
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April 19, 2012, 11:34 a.m. CST
Anthony Hopkins once got so drunk when he was a young man in Wales,
by Robert Evans
that he was arrested for fucking a fresh gourd off a farmer's cart.
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April 19, 2012, 11:52 a.m. CST
How much will this film focus on Hitchcock's notorious anal fixation?
by Robert Evans
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April 19, 2012, 11:59 a.m. CST
I can't wait to see how they transform Helen Mirren into a 5 foot midget.
by BenBraddock
As for Hopkins/Hitch, I need to see and HEAR him before I can say they did a good job, but this looks a little better than I expected
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April 19, 2012, 2:55 p.m. CST
I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti...
by SlyAndTheFamilyStallone
...and a 12" sub, and 3 stuffed crust pizzas, and a 6-pack of sliders and anything from Sonic.
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I've always wondered this, but never heard anything about his sex life, ever. We know he loved the hot blondes and put them in all of his movies. But, did he ever get any action on the side being a giant famous director and all?
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He'll never fit into his shiny latex suit.
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I'm not sure either but HBO recently did a great informal interview special with Dick Cavett and Mel Brooks and they spoke of a variety of people and stories... In one story, Dick Cavett was interviewing Hitchcock on his old show and during a commercial break, Hitchcock, whom hadn't said a thing to Cavett if not asked a question, leans over to Cavett and states, with no prompting, "Grace Kelley was the most promiscuous woman I have ever met." It was a hilarious line not only in how Cavett told it but he was able to put Hitch's vocal tenor into context and I could almost see and hear the moment in my head. I'm thinking Hitchcock had to be more than just aloof to find out that particular notion about Grace Kelley. Still love that cameo in NxNW...
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There will be no more Fudgepack Friday as long as conspiracy is IP banned. Sorry, I hate to do it, but the Fudgepack Friday without conspiracy is like The Band without Levon Helm.
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Seriously. The guy from Human Centipede 2 is the obvious choice. Why all these people who don't even resemble Hitch? At least this looks better than the Nixon makeup...
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