Luke Evans Likely Not Playing Eric Draven in The Crow Reboot
John Squires
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Just one day after learning that director F. Javier Gutiérrez has dropped out of Relativity Studios’ remake of The Crow, so too has the film’s Eric Draven likely called it quits. Not a good sign. Not at all. Read on to find out what Luke Evans had to say.
In an interview with Den of Geek, Evans (Dracula Untold) revealed that his patience is wearing thin, and he’s not sure how much longer he can wait for the long-gestating reboot to get off the ground.
“It’s not no,” said Evans. “No at the minute The Crow is not, not for me, I think it’s a little… I mean I’m sure it’s going to go ahead at some point, but I have other projects that are greenlit and ready to go and projects that I’m very interested in and you know, I can’t wait much longer!”
As we reported yesterday, Corin Hardy is the new director on board the project, and it looks like his job description may now include looking for a new Eric Draven. Shame, because Evans is a solid fit for the role.
The Crow remake has been watched closely by the fanboy set that loves the James O’Barr graphic novel about a murdered man who comes back for revenge, which was first brought to the screen by director Alex Proyas and the late actor Brandon Lee. Hardy has gotten a bit of cred in that fanboy favorite helmer Edgar Wright was the one who recommended him to Edward R. Pressman, who produced the original 1994 film and is producing the reboot.
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