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‘The Crow’ (1994) director speaks out about the remake’s bomb at the box office
Alex Proyas, director of the original ‘The Crow’, has opened up about the remake’s problems in production and at the box office.
The premiere of the remake of ‘The Crow’, this time with Bill Skarsgard in the lead role, has had a devastating weekend. The film stayed in eighth place in box office revenue in its first days in theaters, with a pyrrhic figure of 4.6 million dollars in revenue so far at the box office, which is one of the biggest setbacks in the industry of the year. Critics have also taken a shine to it, and it currently has 19% on Rotten Tomatoes, so we can only agree with Alex Proyas, director of the original, when he assured that no one asked for this remake.
“Wow. Box office is a bloodbath,” Proyas said in his profile on Facebook. “I thought the remake was a cynical cash-grab. Not much cash to grab it seems”, he commented not without a good dose of sarcasm. “I really don’t get any joy from seeing negativity about any fellow filmmaker’s work,” Proyas says. And I’m certain the cast and crew really had all good intentions, as we all do on any film. So it pains me to say any more on this topic, but I think the fan’s response speaks volumes”.
Proyas saw this situation coming, and he believes that the original film has a mysticism behind it that has managed to gather thousands of fans around the world, who have not been positive about this remake. “The Crow is not just a movie. Brandon Lee died making it, and it was finished as a testament to his lost brilliance and tragic loss. It is his legacy. That’s how it should remain,” Proyas said before its premiere. “The sheer amount of dislikes on The Crow remake’s trailer might be a bad sign for how the movie will perform.”
Actors from the original film also take a stand against the remake
If Proyas’ response to this remake is forceful, the one from of the main actresses of the original film is even harsher. For Rochelle Davis, who played Sarah in the 1994 film, this failure is “well deserved”, and no less resounding is Sofia Shinas (Shelly). “People love Brandon in the original film. ‚” Shinas says. “[It’s] hard to imagine how his family and fiancée must be feeling knowing their loved one gave his life, unwilling to make this film and yet, once again, years later someone else is trying to eclipse that role.”
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