Upcoming anti-superhero film The Crow lastly has its first trailer forward of its launch in theaters on June 7.This reimagining of the graphic novel by James O’Barr stars Invoice Skarsgård (Pennywise within the It movies) as Eric Draven, aka The Crow. The trailer reveals the emergence of Draven’s powers after the savage dying of his love, Shelley, performed by British singer, songwriter, and dancer FKA Twigs.Throughout a number of factors within the trailer we see the undead vigilante taking bullet after bullet, solely to soldier on throughout his revenge mission. This one’s a gory affair, with loads of blood and even an exploding head.Right here’s the official blurb: “Soulmates Eric Draven (Skarsgård) and Shelly Webster (FKA twigs) are brutally murdered when the demons of her darkish previous meet up with them. Given the prospect to avoid wasting his real love by sacrificing himself, Eric units out to hunt cruel revenge on their killers, traversing the worlds of the residing and the useless to place the improper issues proper.”To coincide with the discharge of the trailer, Skarsgård supplied a observe to press:“I used to be an enormous fan of the unique movie rising up as a child and was so honored to tackle the function of Eric Draven. However actually what drew me to it was what Rupert Sanders wished to do with it. He wished to fully reimagine the story and the character and tailor it in direction of a contemporary viewers. It’s a personality that I do know many revere and have a robust connection to – he’s not like any I’ve ever taken on earlier than. Working with the remarkably proficient FKA Twigs was magical. I felt a duty to Eric’s story and endeavored to remain true to the spirit of the supply materials; I can’t anticipate the world to see the movie, and hope it resonates with audiences as strongly because it did with these of us concerned.”The Crow – Official Trailer ScreenshotsAccording to director Rupert Sanders, this new The Crow “goes again” to O’Barr’s graphic novel. It comes 30 years after Brandon Lee, Bruce Lee’s son, starred within the cult traditional The Crow directed by Alex Proyas.“That movie sparked a fireplace with the youth of that day, a youth who grew up on arduous, different rock, punk and steel, that binged on MTV and zines,” Sanders continued. “It held a mirror to that era within the aesthetic of the movie, its smoky, rain-drenched streets, stylized and subverted units, its leather-clad hero and chain wielding villains. It expressed its time in a really particular, music-driven imaginative and prescient, that spoke to a younger viewers who had by no means been spoken to in that approach. It grew to become a cult traditional.“Our interpretation of James’ work additionally displays this younger era, whose tastes and references have modified so dramatically from the unique movie. Hopefully it speaks to them of their language, with their type and music and hopefully will get them to find Alex Proyas’ movie and James O’Barr’s graphic novel, bringing a brand new viewers to the supply materials.”Wesley is the UK Information Editor for IGN. Discover him on Twitter at @wyp100. You may attain Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.