No Birds Remake and Chainsaw Prequel named The Origin

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I just read this at our buddies from Horror-Movies.ca, and without saying too much, i really like Scarlett Johansson more every day. But read on to find out why. During promoting his upcoming SciFi movie "The Island" some reporters asked Micheal Bay about his plans for the rumored remake of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds.

The producer/director answered, "I don't want to talk about The Birds, because that's so far down the line, and I have misgivings about even trying to even do that, you know what I'm saying?"

Also Scarlett Johansson was there and couldn't believe someone would even think about remaking a Hitchcock film. "You're remaking The Birds? The one with Tippi Hedren?", she asked. Bay answered, "You can't believe everything you read. It doesn't mean it's going to happen."

When the director tried to change the subject to the Texas Chainsaw Prequel and said that it will be titled "The Origin", the actress again registered her protest against remaking The Birds, saying "You can't remake a Hitchcock movie!". Bay again responded: "I know, it doesn't feel right. That's why you can't believe everything you read."

THX Scarlett. What a good girl. Really, come on, not every movie needs a remake. Filmmakers should think about more original ideas instead of remaking every classic movie. And remaking The Birds can't feel right, it never will.

Source: SciFi-Wire

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