Alfred Hitchcock Hitchcock had intended to film "Marnie" first, and in March 1962 it was announced that Grace Kelly, Princess Grace of Monaco since 1956, would come out of retirement to star in it. When Kelly asked Hitchcock to postpone "Marnie" until 1963 or 1964, he recruited Evan Hunter, author of "The Blackboard Jungle" (1954), to develop a screenplay based on a Daphne du Maurier short story, "The Birds" (1952), which Hitchcock had republished in his "My Favorites in Suspense" (1959). He hired Tippi Hedren to play the lead role. It was her first role; she had been a model in New
The Angry Birds Movie 2 Pictures Animation was originally going to co-produce the film, but has since dropped out of the project. In April 2018, the majority of the voice cast was announced. Sudeikis, Gad, McBride, Hader, and Dinklage will reprise their roles from the first film. Jones will voice a new female villain. The film is scheduled to be released on August 16, 2019, to mark the 10th anniversary of the release of the original "Angry Birds" game. The film's date was moved ahead three times, from September 20, 2019, to September 6, 2019, and then August 16, 2019. The Angry Birds Movie 2