It’s unlikely many people were expecting that the next movie to be rumoured for a remake would be the 1978 Michael Caine movie, The Swarm, about murderous killers bees. It flopped spectacularly on its release, but has grown a cult reputation over the years, largely surrounding how dumb it is. However The Wrap is reporting that it will be remade by producers Roy Lee (The Ring) and Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity).
Although a screenwriter hasn’t been attached yet (one will be hired in the next few weekd), commercial director Ash Bolland is signed to the project, making his feature directorial debut. It isn’t clear if this remake will be based on Arthur Herzog’s book that the original was based on, or if they are going in another direction.
In the original movie, Michael Caine played a scientist who discovers that killer bees from South America are arriving in swarms. He tries to prevent the Army from attacking the swarm, although he ultimately aides the military in trying to prevent the bees from attacking Houston. While modern special effects could make the bee swarms more convincing, it’s still gonna be tough many a convincingly exciting movie about a killer that’s so such much smaller than the victim.