THE CROW Remake Continues Pushing Ahead

Published on November 24, 2009 by Craig Sharp · View Comments

the-crow-2-1600 It’s been nearly a year since the remake to The Crow was announced, and despite the length of time there seems to have been very little progress until this point. The original, directed by Alex Proyas, launched Brandon Lee into super-stardom at the same time as the young actor tragically died during filming and since Lee’s untimely departure, studios have struggled to fill the leather boots for the sequels.

That is, of course, until now. Speaking to io9, producer Ryan Kavanaugh gave an update on the long awaited remake, where it stands at this point and the big questions of course, casting:

I heard The Crow script received great reviews, where is it at now?

The script is great. We’re very excited about it. The Crow is definitely going to happen, we’re just getting all the pieces together right now. It’s not officially greenlit, but it’s going to happen… I think in a couple months we could have the package together for sure.

Any casting ideas?

Can’t talk about that yet, but we’ve got good ideas.

Are you casting right now and looking?

We’re looking. We’re in discussions….I think it’s something cool, we’re approaching it differently. It’s really a whole relaunch of the franchise, much more of a dark superhero type.

Will it be a well known actor, or someone we’ve never heard of before?

It will be an actor you’ve heard of, yes. We’re not ruling anything out. We’re looking at both, with the very well known and the “very talented but they may not be quite there yet.”

Based on some of the flimsy Crow sequels I’ve had to suffer through, I’m still not entirely certain how to feel about yet another remake, however given the success of the original I’m hoping the studio can wipe the slate clean and deliver a first class film experience. We’ll just have to wait and see.

Head over to io9 for the full lowdown.