Hollywood has been trying to get a remake of the 1994 cult classic The Crow off the ground for close to a decade now, with the project passing through the hands of directors Stephen Norrington (Blade), Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later) and F. Javier Gutierrez (Before the Fall) before falling to Corin Hardy (The Hallow).
Production on the reboot is currently expected to get underway next month, and Alex Proyas, director of the original, has been sharing his thoughts on the project with Collider during an interview for his new film Gods of Egypt, describing it as “kind of unnecessary”:
“You know, I’ve moved on and I just feel like it’s… I personally feel like it’s kind of unnecessary. I’ve said this many times, I’ve completed the original movie to honor Brandon and that’s the sole reason I did it. I’m happy I did it for that reason. I sort of feel like it’s his legacy and I personally don’t have a lot of time for people trying to reignite that movie in other ways. So you know, to me, this is one situation where it would be nice if Hollywood kind of left it alone and let it remain Brandon Lee’s legacy.”
Do you agree with Proyas, or are you looking forward to a new take on The Crow? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below…
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Originally published February 28, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.
