Toby Jones, who is no stranger to playing iconic artists (see: his underrated turn as Truman Capote in Infamous) will now step into the famous silhouette of Alfred Hitchcock. According to a release from the BBC, the actor will play the legendary director alongsideSienna Miller (pictured) for the upcoming BBC 2 drama The Girl.
The film will chronicle Hitchcock’s “obsessive relationship” with his blond muse, actress Tippi Hedren (Miller), which writer Gwyneth Hughes researched by chronicling Hedren herself, as well as surviving members of the director’s crew. After casting the unknown Hedren in his classic The Birds, Hitchcock’s determination, and ultimate failure, to be with Hedren turned out to be a story as fascinating as the plots of one of his movies.
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The film will chronicle Hitchcock’s “obsessive relationship” with his blond muse, actress Tippi Hedren (Miller), which writer Gwyneth Hughes researched by chronicling Hedren herself, as well as surviving members of the director’s crew. After casting the unknown Hedren in his classic The Birds, Hitchcock’s determination, and ultimate failure, to be with Hedren turned out to be a story as fascinating as the plots of one of his movies.
Read more here:
Inside TV
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