Suspicion remake in the works?

Another Alfred Hitchcock film is falling victim to the ongoing trend of movie remakes as Suspicion becomes the latest casualty. Latino Review reports that Will Smith is signing on to star and produce in the impending remake. The picture is being overseen by the powerful forces of Paramount Pictures. There is no word yet on who will be writing or directing this particular feature. The original starred Cary Grant with Joan Fontaine as a shy young English woman marries a charming gentleman, then begins to suspect him of trying to kill her.

Of course, this isn’t the first time that a Hitchcock film has been modernized to a certain degree. We can recall such painful experiences like the 1998 Psycho or the inevitable The Birds remake. Granted, The Birds has been floundering in and out of pre-production for awhile, but Universal Pictures and Platinum Dunes are still trying to keep this puppy afloat, Lord knows how.