'Hitchcock' To Make World Premiere As Opening Film At AFI Fest

AFI Fest is bringing the heat in 2012. Already locking down Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" for a world premiere as their Closing Night film, they are going to kick things off with a helluva get.
Fox Searchlight's Sacha Gervasi-directed "Hitchcock" has been selected as the Opening Film, where it will be making its world premiere. The film, only recently added to the studio slate, is now clearly making a major awards season run, and the November 1st launch will be a great lead in to the film's release a few weeks later. It will also give folks a chance to see Anthony Hopkins as the titular filmmaking legend, and we'll see if he can given Daniel Day-Lewis some competition, as the actor in many circles is being viewed as the frontrunner in the Best Actor race, sight unseen.
Co-starring a formidable cast, including Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, James D'Arcy, Jessica Biel, Toni Colette, Danny Huston, Michael Stuhlbarg, Michael...
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