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The Crow producer calls the reboot “an anti-Marvel film”

September 15, 2023 by EJ Moreno

As long as the journey has been for this upcoming update to The Crow, the reboot should be pretty interesting. With its reported $50 million budget and darker aesthetic, we could see a new version of a superhero film that we aren’t used to. Producer Sam Pressman agrees with that sentiment and goes as far […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: The Crow

The 1990s in Comic Book Movies

September 12, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at the eclectic range of comic book movies brought out in the 1990s… The MCU. The DCEU. Modern multiplex cinemas are usually packed to the rafters with comic book adaptations, but in the 1980s, the notion of comic book films being a lucrative well to create marketable movies was a little far […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, News, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Barb Wire, Batman and Robin, Batman Forever, Batman Returns, Black Scorpion, Blade, blankman, Captain America, Crying Freeman, dick tracy, fist of the north star, Spawn, steel, Tank Girl, The Crow, The Fantastic Four, The Guyver, The Mask, The Phantom, The Punisher, The Rocketeer, The Shadow

Lionsgate acquires Bill Skarsgard-led The Crow reboot for 2024 release

September 8, 2023 by Matt Rodgers

For years it has been a case of “It can’t rain all the time” when it comes to remaking The Crow, but we’re moving ever nearer to the return of Eric Draven with the news that Lionsgate has acquired the distribution rights to the Bill Skarsgard-led film, and a 2024 release date is now likely.  […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Bill Skarsgård, Danny Huston, FKA Twigs, Rupert Sanders, The Crow

The Essential 1990s Superhero Movies

September 5, 2023 by admin

Hasitha Fernando on the essential superhero and comic book movies of the 1990s… The popularity of the superhero sub-genre has waxed and waned over the years. Despite having a fairly early start in cinemas it wasn’t until blockbusters like 1978’s Superman: the Movie and 1989’s Batman that cape and cowl affairs began to be taken […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Hasitha Fernando, Movies Tagged With: Batman Returns, Blade, Darkman, dick tracy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Crow, The Mask, The Mask of Zorro, The Rocketeer, The Shadow

Terrible Remake Ideas: Past, Present, Future

February 1, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at ten unnecessary remakes from the past and coming soon that no one asked for… Hollywood is full of interesting and original ideas. Studios are actively looking to pursue new concepts and move away from simply repackaging or updating existing IPs. Okay, I’m fibbing. Hollywood is desperately scraping any old idea they […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Conan the Barbarian, Highlander, Ocean's Eleven, Point Break, Psycho, Road House, RoboCop, The Crow, The Hitcher, The Killer, Total Recall

Danny Huston joins Bill Skarsgård in The Crow

August 31, 2022 by Gary Collinson

Wonder Woman and Succession star Danny Huston has signed on for a role in The Crow, where he joins the previously announced Bill Skarsgard (It) and FKA twigs (Honeyboy). After passing through the hands of half of Hollywood, Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman) became the latest director to try his hand at the […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Danny Huston, The Crow

The Crow: A Cursed and Unnecessary Reboot

May 1, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at the perpetually delayed reboot of The Crow and why it’s both cursed and unnecessary… The uninspired Hollywood reboot. It’s not a new phenomenon, but certainly in the last 15 years, there have been innumerable examples of cinematic reboots. It’s not always the case that the primo IPs, which bring with them […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Alex Proyas, Bill Skarsgård, Brandon Lee, Mark Dacascos, Rupert Sanders, The Crow, The Crow: Stairway To Heaven

The Cinematic DNA of The Batman

April 3, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at Matt Reeves’ The Batman, and the movie influences littered within… So The Batman has settled itself in cinemas across the world. The box office coffers are merrily heaving and the industry itself is given a much needed extra shot of adrenaline to keep death from its door. The verdicts have largely […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Alex Proyas, Batman, Blade Runner, Brandon Lee, DC, Dolph Lundgren, Matt Reeves, Robert Pattinson, Se7en, Star Wars, The Batman, The Crow, The Punisher, Zodiac

Bill Skarsgard to play Eric Draven in The Crow, Rupert Sanders directing

April 2, 2022 by Gary Collinson

It’s yet to be announced whether It star Bill Skarsgard will be reprising his role as Pennywise the Dancing Clown in HBO Max’s newly-announced prequel series Welcome to Derry, but the actor does look like he’s got some white face paint to look forward to in the near future as he’s become the latest name […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Bill Skarsgård, FKA Twigs, Rupert Sanders, The Crow

The Crow test footage shows Jason Momoa as Eric Draven in aborted reboot

November 27, 2021 by Gary Collinson

Having spent the best part of a decade in Development Hell, the long-planned big screen reboot of The Crow looked ready to take flight back in 2016 when it was announced that director Corin Hardy (The Hallow) would be teaming with Jason Momoa to bring life to this new adaptation of James O’Barr’s classic comic […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Corin Hardy, Jason Momoa, The Crow, The Crow Reborn

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