Recreating Hitchcock

Posted on Thursday, February 7th, 2008 by Peter Sciretta

Vanity Fair decided to recreate some of the classic scenes from the films of Alfred Hitchcock using modern day actors and actresses. Imagine Charlize Theron in Dial M For Murder, Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. in To Catch a Thief, Seth Rogen in North by Northwest, Scarlett Johansson and Javier Bardem in Rear Window, Niomi Watts in Marnie, Keira Knightley and Jennifer Jason Leigh in Rebecca, Emile Hirsch and James McAvoy in Strangers on a Train, Rene Zellweger in Vertigo, Jodie Foster in The Birds, or Tang Wei, Josh Brolin, Casey Affleck, Eva Marie Saint, Ben Foster, Omar Metwally and Julie Christie in Lifeboat.

Well stop imagining, the photos are after the jump. As always, click to enlarge. Pick up the Vanity Fair Hollywood issue for the full sized photo-spreads.

via: ohnotheydidnt

Comments

Tyler J

Wow, some of these have really piqued my interest. I'd love the thought of seeing some of these actors reprising the role of the main characters in some of Hitchcock's greatest films. The only problem would be finding a worthy director, of course.

ciji

No remakes, please. These films are perfect the way they are. Just these pics will do, thank you very much.

My only quabble is with fishsticks (Paltrow) as Grace Kelly... anyone (Hathaway, Isla Fisher... anyone!) would have been a better choice. But I know she's paired with Downey as part of a thinly veiled Iron Man promo.

PG

Very cool! The Rear Window one is the best I think. That movie was actually on last night on TCM.

Randal

I agree with cigi; NO REMAKES, please and thank you. The PSYCHO remake was bad enough, not to mention that Christopher Reeve REAR WINDOW redux as well; (you could also include DISTURBIA as a remake of REAR WINDOW too, I suppose).

As cool as these pics are, they do tend to scare me a bit. You just know that some young movie executive working at one of the studios is thinking just that; let's remake these flicks.

aritt

A Strangers on A Train remake with McAvoy and Hirsch..

and Michael Mann directing...

That would be worth watching.

Orange cinema

Vertigo/Zellweger is the only one that feels natural.

Christopher Hoult

@Orange cinema: why, because you just want her to fall off?

Adam

These photos are exceptionally done. Jodie Foster looks especially good in The Birds photo, even if her chin looks a little beaky.

Spitball Cinema

Yea nothing is worse then Hollywood butchering old classics to make a few bucks. Original concepts seem to come only once a month with a bunch of filler movies like remakes inbetween.

Matias Blankenshroete

Yes, for God's sake, no remakes please.

While the photography is quite good (did they blend the original stills with the new shots), what the hell is the rationale behind choosing the different actors for the different roles? Doesn't seem to be based purely on appearance, acting style, or career path.

I mean, Seth Rogen? Really? He might be a nice guy, but he'll never share anything more than gender with Cary Grant.

Jerry Butler

vanity fair sucks. trying to hold today's media driven, talentless quacks to old, golden age hollywood's glam seems to be their only angle these days to sell their dated rag.

fsdf sfdsf

Blah . . . No talant hacks looking for decent vehicles.

Hitch would slap you upside the head!

Hey, I know - Let's stick Olive Oil's face on the Mona Lisa.

jerry

Tyler J, you were wondering what director would be worthy to tackle Hitchcock? How about Scorsese? Have you seen his tribute to Hitchcock that he did recently? It was a mock-documentary style advertisement that he made, but for it he created a Hitchcock styled short film that looked amazing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5nAxzH4OPs

Jerry Butler

Yeah this is a bit of defeatisms on VF's part. It's like saying 'we know today's movies stink, so let's pretend that today's actors were in good movies like Hollywood use to make!'

Allen

Please remake each and every one of these with the actors chosen here, but before you show them, would you mind waiting a moment while I wake my grandpa?

You see, he loves to watch train wrecks.

At least do the one with gweneth trying to match Grace Kelly, or zellwigger doing the same with Kim Novak!

Make my ol' grampy happy!

gergerg

DIAM M?>>>>???????? WHAT THE FUCK IS DIAM YOU ASSHOLES!!!!!!????????

ckhutch

I enjoyed the quote about English women being the sexiest for their repressed sexuality, but it was misquoted...Grace Kelly is a true blue American, born and raised in Philly. Vanity fair did little research besides reading truffot's interview. Shame

Jerry Butler

Yeah, Grace Kelly's about as English as Madonna.

Okrim Al Qasal

The only reason Seth Rogen appears in this photo is because he is jewish and they all leverage their influences to be noticed. But he is almost talentless.

Jenny Jones

HAHAHAHA! Seth Rogan in NBNW is a joke! You think his fat ass can run like that? Look at that gut!

Kevin Tabb

Marnie is an often overlooked Hitch film, but it's really interesting and quite good...especially when you know some of the history behind the "psychodrama" between Tippi Hedren and Hitch. Naomi looks great in the re-creation.

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