Withcomic book moviesand tales of revenge all the rage, it’s incredible that we still have yet to see a reboot ofThe Crowfranchise. Well, that may be about to change, as producer Ed Pressman, who owns the rights to bringingThe Crowback to screens, has offered a promising update on a reboot while speaking withIndieWire.
“The Crow is a kind of anti-superhero, unique to the world of graphic novels,” Pressman said while discussing the project recently. The report goes on to state that “Ed said he and his partners expected to announce a new director and cast in the near future” and revealed that the prospective The Crow project will be a “reboot.”
Created by James O’Barr,The Crowrevolves around a young man named Eric, who is forced to watch his fiancée, Shelly, murdered by a gang of street thugs after their car breaks down. Not wanting to leave any witnesses, Eric is shot in the head and later dies in hospital. But this is far from the end for Eric, as he is soon resurrected by a crow and given the opportunity to seek vengeance on the murderers, methodically stalking and killing them while dealing with the loss of Shelly.
The Crowwas first adapted into live-action back in 1994, withBrandon Leeplaying the title role under the direction of Alex Proyas. This iteration was released to positive reviews but sadly became infamous for the on-set death of Lee, who was fatally wounded during filming. The Crow has since spawned several, much lesser sequels, includingThe Crow: City of Angelsin 1996,The Crow: Salvationin 2000, and finallyThe Crow: Wicked Prayerin 2005.
A Reboot of The Crow Has Been in Development for Years
A reboot ofThe Crowhas been in the works for quite some time, first with Rob Zombie’s involvement, and then Blade director Stephen Norrington. The most recent attemptwould have starredAquamanactor Jason Momoaas the titular avenging angel, with director Corin Hardy also on board.
While bothJason Momoaand Corin Hardy eventually exited the project, the latter has not completely given up hope of bringing his vision ofThe Crowto screens.“It’s a story that I’m just in love with and wedded towards and I put three and a half, four years of life into and love and blood and sweat and tears, and I have a ton of materials, so I don’t know whether one day … I suppose I’m not really wanting to show them because I still believe there will be a Crow sometime, but we’ll see,” he said. “I do think both James O’Barr’s original Crow graphic novel and the subsequent other iterations of that character in the comic books, there’s no reason not to do a lot more with that character, the concept of The Crow, the mythology of The Crow, and the tone and what that represents is still unique within the world we’re in at the moment.”
Could we at long last seeThe Crowget the modern-day reboot it deserves?
