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First images from the remake of 'The Crow,' the cult classic on which Brandon Lee died
20 years after the original, the director of ‘Snow White’ and ‘Ghost in the Shell’ resurrects a movie that many still consider cursed.
The magazine Vanity Fair made official the first images of the remake of ‘The Crow’ being prepared by Rupert Sanders, the director of ‘Snow White & the Huntsman’ and the American version of ‘Ghost in the Shell’ with Scarlett Johansson. Some images allow us to see the new protagonists already at work.
The role of Eric Drave will be played this time by Bill Skarsgård, who became famous as Pennywise the Clown in the last versions of ‘It’ and will play the titular vampire in the upcoming ‘Nosferatu’ by Robert Eggers (‘The Witch’, ‘The Lighthouse’ and ‘The Northman’). His beloved Shelly, on the other hand, will be played by FKA Twigs, a famous British singer making her first steps on the big screen.
The movie will be released on June 7, 2024, and will be in the spotlight of all moviegoers as it is for many a cult movie. The original (directed by Alex Proyas in 1994) grossed nearly 100 million at the box office on a budget of 23 million and today holds a 7.5 on IMDb and a 7 on FilmAffinity. Though it captured the attention of friends and strangers alike (with an unforgettable gothic setting) and was a wonderful adaptation of the comic books of the same name, ‘The Crow’ went viral after the tragic death of Brandon Lee during filming.
Bruce Lee’s son was then the protagonist of the movie and was accidentally shot during a take in which the entire crew forgot that the revolver was loaded. Far from stopping the premiere and the production, it was decided to keep the scenes shot by the actor and replace him only in the essential scenes with a double. What happened was to leave a lasting mark on those involved (for example, Michael Massee, who wielded the revolver, was denounced and temporarily retired from the profession), but also to permeate a shocked Hollywood, which from then on revised and took seriously its security protocols. Worst of all, it robbed a career that was on the verge of a meteoric rise.
“I hope he (Brandon Lee) is proud of what we’ve done and how we’ve brought the story back again. His soul is very much alive in this film,” said Rupert Sanders, “There’s a real fragility and beauty to his version of the Crow, and I think Bill (Skarsgård) feels like he is a successor to that.”
