You guys know that I am not adverse to the idea of remakes since a remake in no way shape or form hurts or harms the original (see my 4 Rules For Making Remakes). That doesn’t mean that remaking just any film is a GOOD idea, just not a morally offensive one.
One of the movies that has been on the block recently for a remake is the Alfred Hitchcock film “The Birds“. Michael Bay’s new production company was all set to remake the film (they just did the new Friday the 13th and are working on the new Nightmare on Elm Street franchise) but apparently that idea has been sunk. According to the good folks over at Cinema Blend the project has, at the very least, been put to the back burner:
Speaking to journalists on the set of the new A Nightmare on Elm Street (via CHUD), Fuller said that with any project, “We lay ourselves out there and get annihilated out there online all day long, and [The Birds] just opens us up to a whole different level of annihilation.” Still, Fuller isn’t quite ready to apologize for his mistake and vow to never let his producing partner Michael Bay mess with Hitchcock again. The best they got from him was a meek “It doesn’t feel like that’s up next for us.”
Assuming The Birds is off the radar now, what other horror franchise do you think Platinum Dunes (Bay’s production company) could go after next? Halloween is already being done, Friday the 13th already being done, Nightmare on Elm Street already being done, Texas Chain Saw, The Hills, is there anything else with a real name left to go after?
