Michael Bay is remaking The Birds

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Michael Bay is remaking The Birds
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Working under the banner of his company Platinum Bay, Michael Bay has produced a wide range of awful horror remakes: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (36 percent positive reviews), The Amityville Horror (24 percent positive reviews), Friday the 13th (26 percent positive reviews), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (15 percent positive reviews).

But despite the company's apparent inability to remake even the simplest of slasher movies, Platinum Bay has set its sights on a considerably higher target: Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, which is roundly regarded as one of the best thrillers of all time.

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.