Mondo has done it again with their brilliant new posters for Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho by Tomer Hanuka and Vertigo by the amazing Ghoulish Gary Pullin. Tomorrow, August 13th, marks the birthday of one of the most influential directors in all of cinema, The Master of Horror Alfred Hitchcock, and Mondo want’s to make it a memorable one as they’ll be releasing these three prints tomorrow at a random time. Continue Reading…
Well readers, the time has finally come for the premiere episode of A&E’s Bates Motel which will air Monday at 10 p.m. ET. The series will explore Norman’s backstory, played by Freddie Highmore, and will take a look at the events that helped shape him into the infamous serial killer that we all know and fear. It’s a contemporary prequel to the genre-defining film, Psycho, and will give us an intimate portrayal of Norman Bates’ teenage years. It’s a fascinating idea led by a solid cast of Highmore, Vera Farmiga, Max Thieriot, Nestor Carbonell, Mike Vogel, Nicola Pletz and Olivia Cooke. Continue Reading…
A&E’s Psycho prequel series, Bates Motel, has finally set a premier date for March 18th at 10 p.m. ET. The series will explore Norman’s backstory, played by Freddie Highmore, and will take a look at the events that helped shape him into the infamous serial killer. I included a fantastic teaser of the upcoming show below and it definitely shows the darker side of the series in just 30 seconds. Continue Reading…
I just want to start this post off by saying thanks to all of you readers who stop by my blog everyday and support all things horror. Because of you guys, I reached 200,000 views today — a goal I never would have imagined reaching in such a short time. Rhino’s Horror simply started as something to do when I was bored, but it quickly turned into a living breathing beast that took on a life of its own. Through this blog I’ve had the good fortune to meet so many great people that share the same passion, being by far the most rewarding part. I can’t thank you guys enough! Continue Reading…
The Hollywood Reporter has landed a handful of new imagery for the upcoming A&E series Bates Motel, giving us a great new look at the supporting cast along with new looks at Freddie Highmore as Norman Bates and Vera Farmiga as Norma.
The new set of pictures shows off Olivia Cooke as Norman’s friend, Emma; Max Theroit as Norman’s brother, Dylan; Nestor Carbonell as the town Sheriff; Mike Vogel as the Deputy and Nicola Peltz as Bradley, a girl at school Norman falls for. Continue Reading…
Davy and Kristin McGuire have created this phenomenal homage to Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece Psycho using paper crafts. The amount of detail and work that went into this project must have taken them a very long time as they’ve made this amazing video that recreates a scene from the classic film. Continue Reading…
We are just weeks away from the start of filming of A&E’s pilot episode of Bates Motel with Lost, Heroes, and House M.D. director Tucker Gates at the helm. The much anticipated Psycho prequel has just recently locked up Vera Farmiga as Norma Louise Bates who’s character is being described as a passionate, and compelling, a smart, multidimensional character who is always capable of surpassing us. Now all we need is Norman Bates.
Our serial-killer-to-be, Norman Bates, will be played by Freddie Highmore (Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland) who will be filling the shoes of Anthony Perkins. I knew the choice for Norman Bates was going to be surprising but I would have never guess it would be Highmore. He hasn’t worked much lately but he’s definitely a capable young actor that will be interesting to see bring a side to Norman Bates we have never seen before.
Executive producer Carlton Cuse said that his vision of Norman might not be what fans are expecting. Cuse isn’t planning on having Highmore imitate Perkins, as this series will offer an original, multi-layered take on Alfred Hithcock’s classic. This is something that fans need to remember going into the series because comparing Highmore to Perkins is just unfair and something that will always over shadow his performance. So far I’m very pleased with the casting and excited to see where this series will go.
“Bates Motel” gives viewers an intimate understanding of how Norman Bates’ psyche developed from his childhood through his teen years. Fans will have access to the dark, twisted backstory and learn first hand how his mother, Norma, and her love damaged Norman helped forge the most well-known serial killing motel owner in history.
Shooting begins September 24th in Vancouver.
The much anticipated A&E Psycho prequel TV series, Bates Motel has just revealed the very first teaser art which utilizes one of the most recognizable images from the Alfred Hitchcock classic. You can check it out below.
The series will star Vera Farmiga as Norma Bates, the mother of the iconic Norman Bates. “Bates Motel” gives viewers an intimate understanding of how Norman Bates’ psyche developed from his childhood through his teen years. Fans will have access to the dark, twisted backstory and learn first hand how his mother, Norma, and her love damaged Norman, helped forge the most well-known serial killing motel owner in history
No word yet on who will be playing the serial-killer-to-be Norman Bates. A&E’s new drama series is set for a 2013 release.
We’ve seen two Alfred Hitchcock-themed films go into production over the last year, one of them being the star studded cast led by Anthony Hopkins in Hitchcock. The other film is The Girl which has unfortunately been in the shadow of the other film and is getting much less attention than it most certainly deserves.
The Girl stars Toby Jones as Alfred Hitchcock and Sienna Miller as Tippi Hedren. This film will focus on the relationship Hitchcock had with Hedren during their time together on The Birds and Marnie. While The former film focuses primarily on the making of Psycho, The Girl will shed some light on Hitchcock’s obsession with fashion model Tippi Hedren who he chose as his image of the “perfect” blonde. His obsession with her ultimately led to both of their careers getting destroyed.
I honestly can’t say which one I’m more excited for. Hitchcock has a stellar cast and the film will give us an amazing look at how he made Psycho with no studio’s backing him up and a very small budget. And on the other hand, The Girl will give us a never before seen look into the life of one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema.
The Girl will debut on HBO on October 20th. Check out some great pictures of Jones as Alfred Hitchcock.
