BATES MOTEL NEWS: NORMAN GETS A MOM

It seems that Norman Bates’ mother has been found!

She was in the basement the whole time… lol

Anyway, it looks as if A&E’s television version of the 1960’s Hitchcock hit (“Psycho”) of one Hollywood’s most dysfunctional families ‘The Bates’ has cast Vera Farmiga to play the most notorious mothers in all of cinema for it’s up coming “THE BATES MOTEL”

The Academy Award nominated actress, [Vera] Farmiga (“Up in the Air”), downplayed the role of the twisted mother who unwillingly molds her son into a deranged serial killer, saying: “She’s complicated, passionate, and compelling, Norma Louise is a smart, multidimensional character who is always capable of surprising us.”

The show is being described as a contemporary exploration of Norman Bates' formative years and will explore the relationship between Norman and his mother, Norma. Offering a look at the backstory that helped set the stage the infamous serial killer and the forged what will eventually happen in “Psycho“. “Bates Motel” is being dubbed as a cross between “Twin Peaks” and “Smallville“.

A&E has opted to bypass the traditional pilot stage and has ordered a full ten episodes and is scheduled for a 2013 premiere.

“The Bates Motel” will be Carlton Cuse’s first television project since his “LOST” days as that show’s co-show runner and it’ll be interesting to say the least to see how “Bates” will turn out.

The role for Norman has yet to be cast.