Dark Horizons cites its own upcoming interview with actress Naomi Watts, who claims that the upcoming remake of The Birds will happen, with the emphasis on will.

“It will happen. It’s absolutely going to happen. And it’s something that Universal has a lot invested in, and so they’re going to make sure the script is right, and take their time with it,” she said. “Martin Campbell’s directing it and he’s very involved in it.”

However, she couldn’t offer a more specific start date other than “end of this year”.

The movie has been in development for quite some time. It is said that this version will bear only a faint resemblance to Hitchcock’s famous thriller.