Whether or not there's any need to remake Alfred Hitchock's classic The Birds is something that could be debated for weeks, likely with the final answer of 'Hell, no'. But if it's going to be tweaked for a modern audience, you might as well get a good team behind it.
For their update of the Daphne Du Maurier story about birds terrorising a town for no obvious reason, Universal already have Naomi Watts for the Tippi Hedren role – a fine choice. And now Martin Campbell is in talks to direct. Campbell is no slouch at breathing new life into established tales, having made Bond seem fresh twice with Goldeneye and Casino Royale. The script is currently still being developed.
The following is a sentence we've not had the opportunity to write a lot lately: The project is not a pre-strike priority and could well not go into production until the actors return from several potential months of watching Jeremy Kyle in their pants and perfecting their high score on Halo 3.