The Crow Remake Reboots; Luke Evans Exits Project

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The original production of The Crow was said to be cursed and resulted in the tragic death of its star, Brandon Lee. Fans were then cursed with a string of ridiculously bad sequels. Now, with a remake on the horizon, it seems as if the idea of just getting the project off the ground is… well… cursed.

The Wrap reports that Relativity and director Corin Hardy are searching for a new star for The Crow reboot, as Luke Evans has officially exited the project to pursue other projects.

Evans was poised to play Eric Draven when F. Javier Gutierrez was attached to direct The Crow, but production was delayed, and with no new start date in sight, Evans was forced to pass and move on.

He made statements to that effect in December during press rounds for The Hobbit, but there was always the hope that Relativity could convince him to stick around as it scrambled to find a new filmmaker after Gutierrez left to direct Rings for Paramount.

Hardy signed on in early December but has been busy with post-production on his feature debut The Hallow, which premieres at Sundance this week. Now that Evans has officially parted ways with the project, Hardy will have the opportunity to put together his own vision for the film.

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