Following the top of his run because the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Tony Stark in Avengers: Endgame, we’ve solely seen Robert Downey Jr. act in 2020’s Dolittle, however he’ll quickly be on our screens extra typically. Together with being a part of the sprawling solid of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, in addition to each starring in and govt producing the upcoming HBO sequence The Sympathizer, it’s now been reported that Downey is concerned in a remake Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 film Vertigo each behind the scenes and probably on digicam.
Paramount Photos has acquired the rights to a remake of the psychological thriller that’s being written by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, who additionally simply signed on to jot down a Star Wars film. Robert Downey Jr. is producing this new model of Vertigo together with his spouse, Susan Downey, via their Group Downey manufacturing banner alongside Davis Leisure’s John Davis and John Fox. Moreover, Deadline has heard that Downey is being “eyed” to play the position originated by James Stewart of a police detective who’s compelled to retire after experiencing trauma that leaves him with vertigo and a concern of heights, and is employed to research an acquaintance’s spouse. Whether or not or not Downey performs this character, it’s unclear if the person would even be named John “Scottie” Ferguson” or one thing else.
The unique Vertigo, which was additionally distributed by Paramount, was initially met with combined essential reception when it got here out, however many years later, it now stands as one in every of Alfred Hitchcock’s biggest motion pictures. James Stewart was joined by Kim Novak, Tom Helmore, Barbara Bel Geddes and Henry Jones, amongst others, and Alec Coppell and Samuel Taylor penned the screenplay primarily based on the French novel The Residing and the Useless (initially generally known as D’entre les morts, or From Among the many Useless) by Boileau-Narcejac. Quite a lot of motion pictures have taken inspiration from Vertigo, together with Francis Ford Coppola’s Obsession and David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive.
Once more, a deal isn’t in place but for Robert Downey Jr. to guide the Vertigo remake. Nonetheless, assuming Paramount motion pictures ahead with it, we are able to at the least depend on him engaged on it behind the scenes, identical to he’s been doing with Perry Mason, which is at the moment within the midst of its second season and will be streamed with an HBO Max subscription. There’s additionally been an extended look ahead to Downey to reprise his model of Sherlock Holmes, however Man Ritchie, who directed the primary two motion pictures in that sequence and remains to be concerned in Sherlock Holmes 3, has stated that at this level, it’s as much as the actor whether or not the threequel will occur or not.
As soon as extra particulars in regards to the new Vertigo are available in, together with whether or not or not Robert Downey Jr. will really star in it, we’ll let you already know. In the meantime, you’ll have the ability to see him enjoying Lewis Strauss when Oppenheimer opens on July 21 among the many 2023 new film releases.
