The Crow Remake in Suspended Animation; Still Planned for Future?
John Squires
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Every time it’s ready to finally get off the ground, the planned remake of The Crow inevitably runs into another major problem. Following the departures of potential stars Jack Huston and Luke Evans, the production has now been completely shut down. Read on for the latest.
Screen Daily reports that multiple sources close to the film have confirmed that pre-production on The Crow has been suspended, months after it began at Pinewood Studios in Cardiff, Wales. The news comes shortly after Relativity Studios, the project’s U.S. backer, filed for bankruptcy.
A source close to Relativity told the site that the company still “intends to move forward with producing and releasing The Crow,” despite this major setback. Staff at Pinewood Cardiff are understood to be awaiting instruction as to the timetable for the troubled remake.
Replacement cast has yet to be announced on the action-fantasy, set to be directed by Corin Hardy (The Hallow), but crew working on the production confirmed to Screen Daily that Andrea Riseborough had been expected to take on the role of the film’s villain, Top Dollar.
Among the film’s producers are Edward R. Pressman, who produced the original, Kevin Misher, Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh, and Jeff Waxman. Relativity president Tucker Tooley and Harvey and Bob Weinstein are executive producers. Writers include Cliff Dorfman (Warrior) and Nick Cave.
The original 1994 film The Crow centered on a murdered rock star who is resurrected in order to hunt down his killers. Brandon Lee, son of martial arts star Bruce Lee, died during the film’s production after he was shot with a defective blank.
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