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"Vera Farmiga has joined Bates Motel. The Source Code actress will play Norma Bates, mother of Norman Bates, in A&amp;amp;E&amp;#039;s new drama, reports Deadline. Bates Motel is a prequel to Alfred Hitchcock&amp;#039;s horror classic Psycho, following Norman Bates&amp;#039;s early years and his relationship with his mother. Norma Bates is said to be &amp;quot;passionate, and compelling, a smart, multidimensional character who is always capable of surprising us&amp;quot;. Speaking about Farmiga&amp;#039;s involvement with the project, Carlton Cuse - who serves as a showrunner with Kerry Ehrin - said: &amp;quot;She is a phenomenal talent who has demonstrated incredible range and intelligence in a number of landmark film roles, and we couldn&amp;#039;t be more excited to have her join our project.&amp;quot; Back in July, A&amp;amp;E gave a series order to Bates Motel, which is expected to premiere in 2013 with ten episodes. Watch a trailer for Psycho below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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