In 2008, Bay will produce a remake of ''The Birds'' through Platinum Dunes with [[Scott Derrickson]] writing and directing the movie with [[Naomi Watts]] as Melanie Daniels for [[Universal Pictures]]., In 2009,until [[Martin Campbell]] wasreplaced setDerrickson toas direct from athe scriptdirector bywith [[Billy Ray (screenwriter)|Billy Ray]] and [[Peter Craig]],Watts leftwriting the project and Dennis Illiades taking over when Campbell directed ''[[Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern]]''screenplay.<ref>{{cite web|lastfirst=RMichael|firstlast=DustinFleming Jr.|title=Exclusive:New AnLine Updatesets onup Thenew Birds Remake‘Nightmare’|url=httphttps://www.pajibavariety.com/trade_news2008/exclusivefilm/features/new-anline-updatesets-onup-thenew-birdsnightmare-remake.php1117979807/|date=2January December29, 20092008|website=Pajiba.comVariety|accessdateaccess-date=13June May25, 20192024}}</ref> On 28 February 2014, [[Diederik Van Rooijen]] was set to direct the remake,<ref>{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|title=Universal's ‘Birds’ Remake Finds its Director|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/universal-and-michael-bays-birds-remake-finds-its-director-1201123184/|date=28 February 2014|website=Variety|accessdate=13 May 2019}}</ref> with [[Jonathan Herman]] writing the script.<ref>{{cite web|last=Siegel|first=Tatiana|title=‘Straight Outta Compton' Writer to Tackle Scarlett Johansson Thriller 'Ghost in the Shell' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/straight-outta-compton-writer-tackle-833762|date=23 October 2015|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=13 May 2019}}</ref> However, the movie was revived as a [[BBC]] miniseries without Platinum Dunes.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mccreesh|first=Louise|title=The BBC is planning a new TV version of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a835714/the-birds-bbc-tv-series/|date=16 August 2018|website=Digital Spy|accessdate=13 May 2019}}</ref>
