Following the news from a few weeks ago that actress Vera Farmiga (The Departed) had been cast as Norman Bates' controlling mother, Norma, for A&E's Bates Motel - a Psycho prequel series focusing on the formative years of future killer Norman Bates - comes cool news of the casting of Norman himself! - via TVGuide.com
After what TVGuide.com's William Keck called an "exhaustive" search, Freddie Highmore (Finding Neverland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) has landed the role of a younger version of Norman, a role made famous by Anthony Perkins in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 classic, Psycho.
Ex-Lost EP/Showrunner Carlton Cuse is currently the EP/runner of Bates Motel, which will begin production of its 10 episode order in 2013.
Source : ign[dot]com
