In October 2006, a remake of ''[[Near Dark]]'' was announced as a co-production between film companies [[Rogue Pictures]] and [[Platinum Dunes]].<ref name="Rogueremakes"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Scott|last=Weinberg|url=http://news.moviefone.com/2006/04/07/near-dark-remake-nears/|title=Near Dark Remake ... Nears|date=April 7, 2006|work=Cinematical|access-date=2009-02-13}}</ref> On January 29, 2008, [[Samue Bayer]] was hired to direct the remake.<ref name="PlatinumRemakes">{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Fleming Jr.|title=New Line sets up new ‘Nightmare’|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/features/new-line-sets-up-new-nightmare-1117979807/|date=January 29, 2008|website=Variety|access-date=June 25, 2024}}</ref> In December 2008, Platinum Dunes producer [[Bradley Fuller]] stated that the project had been put on hold due to similarities in conception with ''[[Twilight (2008 film)|Twilight]]'', a film which also contained a romance between human and vampire characters.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hewitt|first=Chris|url=http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=23864|title=Near Dark Remake Is Off|date=December 12, 2008|work=[[Empire Online]]|accessdate=2014-01-15}}</ref>
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===''The Birds'' remake===
In 2008, Bay will produce a remake of ''The Birds'' through Platinum Dunes with [[ScottMartin DerricksonCampbell]] writing and directing the movie with [[Naomi Watts]] as Melanie Daniels for [[Universal Pictures]], until [[Martin Campbell]] replaced Derrickson as the director with [[Billy Ray (screenwriter)|Billy Ray]] and [[Peter Craig]] writing the screenplay.<ref>{{cite, web|first=Michael|last=Fleming[[Naomi Jr.|title=NewWatts]] Lineas setsMelanie upDaniels newfor ‘Nightmare’|url=https://variety[[Universal Pictures]].com/2008/film/features/new-line-sets-up-new-nightmare-1117979807/|date=January<ref 29, 2008|websitename=Variety|access-date=June"PlatinumRemakes" 25, 2024}}</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>
