Saturday, May 12, 2012

Scarlett Johansson to play Janet Leigh in "Hitchcock" biopic


 by Dimitris Ioannou

Scarlett Johansson has been cast to play “Psycho” star Janet Leigh in the upcoming “Hitchcock” biopic, opposite Antony Hopkins who will portray the great director Alfred Hitchcock.

Talking to totalfilm.com Johansson says she is very excited about playing that role. “I’m very excited to play her. There was never really an actor I wanted to portray or do a bio of but I do love Janet Leigh. I’ve always loved her. She was such a good actor and sexy. But it never got in the way of her work.” she said and added “She was spunky and her relationship with Hitchcock was famously one of great admiration and affection between them.”

The movie, directed by Sacha Gervasi and also starring Helen Mirren, Jessica Biel, Toni Collette and James D'Arcy in the role of Anthony Perkins is scheduled to hit the theatres in 2013.

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