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- ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (March 23, 2023). "Paramount Sets Remake of Hitchcock's 'Vertigo' as Potential Robert Downey Jr-Starrer; Steven Knight to Write Script & Davis Entertainment to Produce with Team Downey". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 24, 2023.
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