After months of rumors, it has been confirmed that Morten Tyldum, director of ” The Imitation Game,” will be in charge of directing the remake of Alfred Hitchcock ‘s 1948 classic ” Rope .” According to The Insider, Tyldum has been chosen to bring to the screen the new version, while previously considered names such as David Fincher and Charlize Theron have been ruled out .
The remake, which has not yet revealed its cast, will be produced by John Davis, Jordan Davis, and John Fox for Davis Entertainment . The original story, based on the play by Patrick Hamilton, follows two young people who strangle a former classmate and throw a party in the same room with the corpse hidden, attempting to commit the perfect murder.
Hitchcock’s Rope, starring Jimmy Stewart and John Dall, was not an immediate success, but over time it has become a classic psychological thriller, known for its real-time structure and bold sequence shots.
