Hollywood--In a surprising turn of events yesterday morning, TV star and possible George Clooney conquest, Teri Hatcher, announced that she would be starring in a remake of the horror classic 'Frankenstein' as the monster itself.

"This is a great role for me, and I am so happy to be returning to the big screen where I first got my start," said Ms. Hatcher at an afternoon press conference. When several reporters pointed out that the monster had always been played by a male in the past, Ms. Hatcher said she was "More than proud to be breaking another barrier for women everywhere."

The buzz around town is that Ms. Hatcher was cast by the film's producers primarily because they would be saving enormous sums of money on the tight-budgeted feature by casting an actress who would require "little or no" makeup for the role of the monster.