Following almost sixteen years of improvement, The Crow is lastly prepared to hunt vengeance as soon as once more. Primarily based on James O’Barr’s 1989 comedian e-book sequence of the identical identify, the upcoming supernatural fantasy movie was first introduced again in 2008. Varied actors have been in talks to guide through the years, together with Bradley Cooper, Jason Momoa, Tom Hiddleston, and Luke Evans. Now, Rupert Sanders (Ghost within the Shell) will direct the movie, which can star Invoice Skarsgård and FKA Twigs.
Skarsgård will play Eric Draven, a murdered man who seeks to avenge the deaths of himself and his fiancėe (FKA Twigs). “A crow carries their soul to the land of the useless,” the narrator says within the first trailer for the movie. “However generally one thing so unhealthy occurs, that the soul can not relaxation till you set the unsuitable issues proper.” The trailer additionally reveals the grittier and bloodier route for The Crow, with Danny Huston (Succession) enjoying the primary villain. The Crow premieres in theaters on June 7, 2024.
The unique The Crow (1994) movie was famously mired with tragedy. A prop gun catastrophe fatally wounded star Brandon Lee, the son of legendary motion star Bruce Lee. Although Lee had already filmed most of his scenes, the remainder of the film was recut and edited with stunt doubles and digital results. The Crow later went on to develop into a cult basic and grossed $94 million on the field workplace on a $23-million funds. Three extra The Crow movies have been subsequently launched, together with two direct-to-video sequels.
Although the upcoming reimagining of The Crow is technically the fifth movie within the franchise, it marks the primary time that the story of Eric Draven shall be retold for a brand new viewers. “I used to be an enormous fan of the unique movie rising up as a child and was so honored to tackle the position of Eric Draven,” Skarsgård mentioned within the official press launch for the brand new trailer. “However actually what drew me to it was what Rupert Sanders needed to do with it. He needed to utterly reimagine the story and the character and tailor it in the direction of a contemporary viewers… I felt a duty to Eric’s story and endeavored to remain true to the spirit of the supply materials.”
Sanders hopes that the brand new movie pays homage to Lee’s iconic position whereas forging a brand new route for the influential sequence. “What drew me to this was the chance to make a darkish romance, one thing that handled loss, grief, and the ethereal veil between life and demise and reaching by way of that,” the director advised Vainness Honest. “I grew up listening to Pleasure Division and Rhe Remedy, and this film is a bit like a Remedy tune—the fantastic thing about melancholy.”