Alfred Hitchcock biopics have suffered some false starts. One was to star Sir Anthony Hopkins. Now you may have to settle for Dan Fogler, the fruit fornicating best friend from Good Luck Chuck.

The Birds star Rod Taylor was wary of a remake of the 1963 movie - until he learned George Clooney is favorite to take the lead role.

What is it about Aussies that Americans find so fascinating? Is it the cute accents? The laid-back attitudes? The "party animal" reputations? It could be a mix of all of these traits.

Veteran actress Tippi Hedren has spoken of the horror that washed over her after hearing an employee at the big cats sanctuary she founded had been attacked by a tiger.

New mom Naomi Watts is to take on Tipp Hedren's iconic film role in a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's thriller The Birds. The actress will play Melanie Daniels in the new film, an updated adaptation of the classic Daphne du Maurier novel, in which a woman is attacked by a flock of angry birds on a remote island.

Australian actress Naomi Watts has been offered the lead role in the remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 horror classic The Birds. Director Michael Bay's company will produce the new version of the film.

The man who penned the screenplay for cult thriller Psycho has died at 84. Joseph Stefano, who was a close friend of “Psycho” director Alfred Hitchcock, was also the co-creator of science-fiction TV series The Outer Limits.

Actress Tippi Hedren has come to the rescue of pop star Michael Jackson's pet tigers who were left abandoned at his Neverland Ranch in California. The star of The Birds - who is dedicated to saving large cats at her Shambala wildlife sanctuary - has adopted the animals because she couldn't bear to see them starved or abused.