Summary
- The Crow reboot has experienced a complicated production process with multiple changes in directors, writers, and actors throughout the years.
- Producer Sam Pressman believes the reboot will be impressive and has plans to expand it into a shared universe through video games or an animated series.
- The reboot stars Bill Skarsgård as Eric Draven/The Crow and FKA Twigs as his murdered fiancée, with a release date set for 2024.
The Crow reboot is "going to blow people away" and could spawn a shared universe, teases producer Sam Pressman. Based on James O'Barr's comic book series, the 1994 film starred Brandon Lee as Eric Draven, a murdered musician who is resurrected by a mystical crow and seeks revenge against the gang who killed him and his fiancée. The Crow was a sleeper hit at the box office and became a cult classic, though its sequels failed to achieve the same success. A reboot has been in various stages of development over the years, though it is now officially slated for 2024.
In a recent interview with Deadline, Pressman provided an update on The Crow reboot. The producer thinks the reboot is "going to blow people away" and said there are plans to expand it into a shared universe "whether it be video games" or "an animated series." Read his full comments below:
The Crow has been a very central and integral part of our company and I’m really proud of the progress and the work that has been done. I think the movie is just going to blow people away. Our partners want to approach it in a very 360 way, whether it be video games, an animated series or a universe, but it’s got this cosmic legacy that can expand beyond a singular story. We’re finally at a point where we can really explore those other avenues because it’s such a unique property in that it is not a studio film, it’s not a Marvel film – it’s kind of an anti-Marvel film. I have the highest hopes for that and I really love what Molly Hassell has done in pushing it up the hill and Rupert Sanders is such a visionary.
What To Know About The Crow Reboot
The long-gestating reboot of The Crow first entered development in 2008 and over the years, it experienced a complicated production process with a revolving door of directors, writers, and actors attached at various points. These directors include Stephen Norrington, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, F. Javier Gutiérrez, and Corin Hardy, while Bradley Cooper, Luke Evans, Jack Huston, and Jason Momoa were all cast as Eric Draven at one point. Screenwriters who worked on past versions of the script include Nick Cave, Jesse Wigutow, and Cliff Dorfman.
The current iteration of The Crow reboot is directed by Rupert Sanders with a script by Zach Baylin and Will Schneider which is, of course, based on O'Barr's comic book. The reboot stars Bill Skarsgård in the titular role, while FKA Twigs plays the role of his murdered fiancée, Shelly. Isabella Wei stars as a new character named Zadie, while Danny Huston, Laura Birn, Sami Bouajila, and Jordan Bolger have all been cast in undisclosed roles. The Crow reboot finished filming last year, long before the start of the actors' strike, and is currently set to be released in 2024.
Source: Deadline
