The Crow Relaunch

Director Stephen Norrington’s script for the proposed reboot of “The Crow” is finished even though the film has yet to get the official greenlight.

“The script is great,” said “Crow” producer Ryan Kavanaugh during an interview with i09. ”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.”

Created in 1989 by James O’Barr, “The Crow” has been adapted into a TV series and four feature films — most notably with the first “Crow” film starring the late Brandon Lee in 1994. According to Kavanaugh, the new film will be a literal relaunch of the franchise, which includes a complete reinterpretation of The Crow’s classic look.

“I think it’s something cool, we’re approaching it differently,” stated Kavanaugh. “He’ll have makeup, but it will be different. The best way to compare it is the first ‘Batman’ and ‘Batman Begins.’ In terms of their look and feel and character.”

Kavanaugh also offered some hints regarding the casting of the new Crow.

“It will be an actor you’ve heard of,” related Kavanaugh. “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.’”

Norrington’s “Crow” relaunch was first announced near the end of last year. Back in July, it was rumored that the new “Crow” would not be a remake of the original film and the Eric Draven character would not be used.

One Response to “The Crow Relaunch”

1. Buz says:

   29/03/2010 at 4:25 am

   Really looking forward to it! I got to say I got a lot of respect for the fact they’re staying away from eric draven. Who owns the comicbook rights still?