Rumors: Naomi Watts Offered Lead Role In The Birds Remake

TMZ.com reported a rumor that Australian actress Naomi Watts is being offered the lead role in a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's classic suspense thriller The Birds.

Universal Pictures is reportedly partnering with Michael Bay's production company, Platinum Dunes, to hatch the remake of the 1963 film, which starred Tippi Hedren and Rod Taylor as a couple caught up in a mysterious attack by flocks of ravening birds in Northern California.

The remake is being written by Leslie Dixson. The original film was based on Daphne du Maurier's short story.

- The Monster