Producer Thinks Naomi Watts is for "The Birds"
It's remake heaven. Platinum Dunes producer Brad Fuller has his sights on adding "The Birds" to his slate -- which already includes "The Hitcher," "Texas Chainsaw Massacre," "Amityville Horror" and "Friday the 13th." And "King Kong" remake veteran Naomi Watts is his first pick for the Tippi Hedren role.
"No actor or actress is going to commit to anything without a script," said Fuller. "We’ve sat down with her and conceptually I think we all want to make the same movie, but until we have a script and a director, I think it’s a little premature. But, we’ll all talking and she’s who we’d like to have as the lead."
There's no deadline for making art, but Fuller hopes to have a solid enough draft soon to get Watts to commit. "In the next two weeks, or the next week or so I think they’ll announce it because they’re starting to talk about a new writer to come on and write that. It definitely feels like it’s moving."
"No actor or actress is going to commit to anything without a script," said Fuller. "We’ve sat down with her and conceptually I think we all want to make the same movie, but until we have a script and a director, I think it’s a little premature. But, we’ll all talking and she’s who we’d like to have as the lead."
There's no deadline for making art, but Fuller hopes to have a solid enough draft soon to get Watts to commit. "In the next two weeks, or the next week or so I think they’ll announce it because they’re starting to talk about a new writer to come on and write that. It definitely feels like it’s moving."
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CannibalPenguins writes: on Jan 15 2007 02:04 AM Just cast her, give her a best actress nominee and give her the award. Damn it she deserves one by now. (Reply to this) |
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gerke writes: on Jan 15 2007 02:41 AM nooo, just do it in style. a remake of the birds should have paris hilton or hillary duff. (Reply to this) |
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liono86 writes: on Jan 15 2007 06:35 AM Best Actress Nom...Why? She was way overrated in 21 Grams, as the movie itself was. What else movie would there be for her to maybe have gotten one? King Kong? So, has she deserved one up to this point? No. (Reply to this) |
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a limited run film writes: on Jan 15 2007 08:55 AM She could have gotten one from Mulholland Dr. She wasn't nominated, but she was pretty amazing it. (Reply to this) |
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synergyred writes: on Jan 15 2007 10:32 AM Honestly, I'm less worried about Naomi Watts then I am about this horrible Producer. (Reply to this) |
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FerdBerfel writes: on Jan 15 2007 11:11 AM What a great idea! This will probably put her over the top the way the 1998 remake of "Psycho" did for Anne Heche! Bay, Fuller, and Platinum Dunes are a fountain of brilliant ideas! When does "The Island" come out on DVD? It is?! (Reply to this) |
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TortillaSoup writes: on Jan 15 2007 11:42 AM How bout they forget about The Birds and do a LOTR remake, and a Little Man remake, and a Just Friends remake? (Reply to this) |
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southfrisco writes: on Jan 15 2007 12:13 PM This is a Hitchcock film and I can only think of Hitchcock when you mention the Birds. He was able to pull it off because he was Hitchcock. To remake this thing today using CGI birds flying around pecking people to death doesn't warrant awe in my mind. This could be very bad and even laughable. Naomi Watts is a good actress but this idea I just don't see working with todays audiences. (Reply to this) |
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gerke writes: on Jan 15 2007 12:34 PM In reply to this comment (#853089) NOOOOOOOOOO, don't touch just friends it's a classic. if they want to do a remake, trhen do old movies that sucked and improve them. movies like godfather or dr strangelove (both with robin williams and steve martin in the lead roles) (Reply to this) |
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carrierj1 writes: on Jan 15 2007 01:56 PM In reply to this comment (#853085) [b]Overrated? What?[/b] Naomi Watts overrated in 21 Grams? You're stupid. (Reply to this) |
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hobarticus writes: on Jan 15 2007 02:17 PM [b]That rumbling you feel...[/b] ...is Hitchcock spinning. Ugh. (Reply to this) |
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Merlin235 writes: on Jan 15 2007 02:26 PM I'm curious. At what point does someone see a Hitchcock film and think, "That's crap. I can do better."????? (Reply to this) |
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UselessRob writes: on Jan 15 2007 04:58 PM [b]enough with the remakes![/b] I have a wild idea, let's make a new movie based on an original idea! No wait, it'll never work. (Reply to this) |
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dracus writes: on Jan 15 2007 06:07 PM Brad Fuller; this generation's Ed Wood. No, that's an insult to Ed Woods since unliike Fuller, he at least tried to be orginal and never considered himself to be even in the same profession as Hitchcock. (Reply to this) |
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danrice56 writes: on Jan 16 2007 05:36 AM In reply to this comment (#853091) movies that sucked llike "the godfather" and dr. strangelove"? I don't even know what to say to a comment like that. (Reply to this) |
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danrice56 writes: on Jan 16 2007 05:38 AM In reply to this comment (#853094) Sometime after the point someone else sees "the cabinet of dr. caligari" and thinks "thats crap, i can do better", which someone did say and then set out to do. with today's know it all producers and directors no classic is safe anymore. (Reply to this) |
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gerke writes: on Jan 16 2007 10:27 AM In reply to this comment (#853098) come on, a godfather with robin williams as vito and steve martin as micheal at least makes the movie funny. the godfather was totally unfunny!!! probably the worst action flick i've ever seen aside from dr strangelove. these movies are ready to be remade by hollywood in style. heck i don't even mind if they do an all girl version of the godfather with julia roberts and lindsey lohan. (Reply to this) |
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gerke writes: on Jan 16 2007 11:04 AM In reply to this comment (#853094) hitchcock himself did it ofcourse. and as gus van sant why? (Reply to this) |
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Bigbrother writes: on Jan 16 2007 12:20 PM In reply to this comment (#853100) I like your style kid, but I think the Ironicallity is wasted on some. :) (Reply to this) |
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tamamellie writes: on Jan 17 2007 10:13 AM Citizen Kane staring Jim Rose (Reply to this) |
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