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It's official; nothing is sacred anymore. Hollywood is running out of ideas, which is why Alex Proyas' gothic cult-classic The Crow is being rebooted. The original film starring the late Brandon Lee (in his final role) is quite dear to me, much like it is for the many people that have loved the film since its release in 1994. But, like it or not, the new film is going to be made, and all we can do is accept it. While it would be nice to remain hopeful about the project, everything that has been announced lately regarding the casting of undead rock'n'roll avenger Eric Draven leads me to believe that the producers of the film haven't got a single clue about how to approach the material.
It's not crazy to assume Hollywood has run out of ideas. Instead of exciting new stories classics are being rebooted for the modern day, nobody wants them.
Well we are officially there, they are remaking remakes. I'm obviously biased but Scarface was perfect, literally perfect, so ahead of it's time and just oozing with 80s culture. Al Pacino was also perfect for the role, when perfect movies with such iconic characters are created, they should be banned from remaking them.
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The Crow, a much loved cult film starring Brandon Lee (only son of kung fu legend Bruce), is being remade, much to the horror of the movie's die-hard fans.
Based on James O'Barr's cult comic book of the same name, The Crow was only 8 days into shooting when Lee was killed in a stunt gun mishap. Director Alex Proyas, along with the cast and crew were able to finish the film with a script re-write, heroic efforts by Lee's stunt double, Chad Stahelski and the clever utilization of existing footage with CGI effects. It was finally released in 1994 as a tribute to Lee, and has made many a fave film critics list since then.
Now, a new, completely revamped version is in pre-production with release dates in 2019. Set to be directed by English filmmaker Corin Hardy (The Hallow), there is speculation that the vehicle will star Jason Momoa of Stargate Atlantis and Game of Thrones fame. Rumored to be a more faithful (as in darker) adaptation of O'Barr's comic, the film has been in development for more than a decade.
Don't see him as Draven at all. Loved the way Lee spoke. Yet another studio misfire.
There were multiple people brought back in the comic series including at least one female.
After the crap sequels they made, maybe it is necessary. They can remake it a thousand, the original is still The OG. I just doubt they can pull off as good of a look that Lee had for that character.
Personally, I'd love for Bradley Cooper to be the next Eric Draven. Every role I've seen him in he has been believable and done it extremely well. This would be something different for him and I think he'd pull it off perfectly. If Channing Tatum gets it though, there is noway in hell I'm paying to see this movie.
I was livid when I found out about this a while back. Hollywood is so clueless they can't be left in charge of anything nowadays. Thanks to the internet the people can and do, do their jobs for them and provide countless corrections to their awful ideas. This list at least provides some hope since their dead set on destroying classics.
fuck movie studios now.... sorry for my french
I don't think any of those choices are good especially not Bradly Cooper or Mark and Channing. The other 3 are very slight possibilities. They need to really think outside the box on this one and come up with someone new.
This remake shouldn't even happen. Fuck Hollywood and Rob Zombie for doing the remake. They can never leave classics alone, and always want to fuck em up cuz they don't have any original ideas. Way to go and fuck up my all time favorite movie douches.