Vital to remake Hitchcock's 'Suspicion'

SudParamount is searching to evolve Alfred Hitchcock's "Suspicion" and it has drawn on Veena Sud of AMC's "The Killing" to pen the script, with Montecito Pictures creating. The initial film, according to Francis Iles's 1932 novel "Prior to the Fact," dedicated to a dowdy youthful lady (described by Joan Fontaine) getting married to an irresponsible charmer (performed by Cary Grant) regardless of the strong disapproval of her wealthy father -- after which starting to suspect that her husband intends to kill her. Fontaine won a best actress Oscar on her perf within the 1941 feature. It is the first feature gig for Sud -- the professional producer and showrunner who shepherded the U.S. adaptation from the Danish drama series "The Killing," which designed a splash for AMC in the debut this past year. The 2nd season of "The Killing" returns April 1.Sud's previous TV credits include executive creating CBS' "Cold Situation" and writing for ABC's "Push, Nevada." Deal for "Suspicion" occurs the heels of DreamWorks and dealing Title Films announcing plans for any remake of Hitchcock's "Rebecca" with "Eastern Promises" scribe Steven Dark night writing. Montecito can also be in pre-production on "Alfred Hitchcock and the building of 'Psycho,'?" according to Stephen Rebello's book. Anthony Hopkins is mounted on star around the Fox Searchlight project. Montecito created last year's romantic comedy "NsaInch for Vital. Sud is repped by CAA. Her attorney is Bruce Gellman of Felker Toczek Gellman Suddleson. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com