Norrington Gives Update on The Crow Reboot

[WyldeMan45]

Thinking you could possibly top the original and Brandon Lee? You dicks! I bet they cast Lautner or Efron as Draven


It's been a few months since we've heard any updates on the proposed reboot for The Crow, which Blade director Stephen Norrington was attached to helm. While producer Ryan Kavanaugh gave a quick update about the project back in November, last month Norrington was announced as boarding The Lost Patrol, a World War II supernatural action thriller for Legendary Pictures.

According to a brief chat with Mania, Norrington is still on board. "The producer and visual effects people are crunching numbers. We've opened discussions with major cast but nothing is final yet," says Norrington.

Considering The Crow script is already completed and it is a hot property, he tells the web-publication that it'll probably shoot before The Lost Patrol, possibly by this summer. "Cast and budget and schedules will no doubt continue to adjust all equations."

Based on James O'Barr's original self-produced '80s comic book, "The Crow" was the basis of the 1994 Alex Proyas movie starring Brandon Lee and went on to spawn three sequels. Source

[threefiftyrocket]

no no no no no no no no no....... oh god no...

[Porkchop Express]

No need for this.

[seeweda]

Too bad the 2 guys who would of been great for this are both dead, Brandon Lee and Heath Ledger.

[DetroitSportsFan]

No doubt this is a hot property because they can market it to the Twilight crowd.

I have the original film on Blu (Japanese release) so I'm good. I'll just pretend this doesn't exist.

[kamenriderrx]

Hollywood is ran by idiots...

[Idioteque...]

Does this idiot realize that the movie works as a seperate entity that you can enjoy both as a movie and graphic novel? I like both a lot since they're different and there's an extended cut rumored for the Crow anyway. So what the hell does he think he can do different? If you want to go make your own Crow then go ahead but Eric Draven's story was done quite well and Brandon Lee will always forever be Eric Draven.

Not some schmuck like Robert Parkinson disease. And it's not like the sequels tarnished The Crow, only one deals with the first movie and that movie probably isn't available in stores anyway. Not many people even know it has sequels. Unlike Halloween and Friday the 13th and Nightmare, these sequels don't tarnish the first film or have any effect on the series.

I hope someone told Norrington that Del Toro's Blade is so much superior to his one. I barely remember the first movie and always have little urge to watch it. I liked it but 2 is the fun joyride.

[WyldeMan45]

Originally Posted by Idioteque...

Not some schmuck like Robert Parkinson disease. And it's not like the sequels tarnished The Crow, only one deals with the first movie and that movie probably isn't available in stores anyway. Not many people even know it has sequels. Unlike Halloween and Friday the 13th and Nightmare, these sequels don't tarnish the first film or have any effect on the series.

I hope someone told Norrington that Del Toro's Blade is so much superior to his one. I barely remember the first movie and always have little urge to watch it. I liked it but 2 is the fun joyride.

Exactly, they kept making Crow movies each one worse than the last, and never even seemed to be in the same relm as the original. I mean for **** sakes last time I checked, this was the most recent Crow........WORST CROW EVER


I feel they will top it's craptasticness with this remake. You know they will go with something not done before, so I'm guessing "Ice Cube as the Crow since we've never had a black one, let's do that!"

Del Toro's Blade was fantastic, the original was decent but nowhere near anything Guillermo could do. If I had seen that Del Toro was remaking the Crow than atleast I would know a true visionary would be doing this and would show us something we've never seen before, but in a talented way, not a shock value way.

Just please whatever you do, do not cast Jared Leto as the Crow..........

[P@t_Mtl]

The original is still there, I only have that version on DVD and I have always ignore Crow 2-3-4-5 .....and all TV series. As far as I am concern there is only one Crow and that was made in 1994. They can make these movies until time end's...not changing anything in my life.

[doctorD]

What I don't get is what on earth makes them think that a reboot is going to provide that the other movies that came after the original didn't provide. I vote...

[doctorD]

woops....sorry for the dup!

[Rob71]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

The original is still there, I only have that version on DVD and I have always ignore Crow 2-3-4-5 .....and all TV series. As far as I am concern there is only one Crow and that was made in 1994. They can make these movies until time end's...not changing anything in my life.

Well if it pushes whoever has the rights to the Brandon Lee movie to release a top of the line region 1 release with extras remake, reboot or re-imagine away. Doesn't mean I'll watch it, but at least some good may come from it. And who knows this could wind up being another The Thing.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by Rob71

Well if it pushes whoever has the rights to the Brandon Lee movie to release a top of the line region 1 release with extras remake, reboot or re-imagine away. Doesn't mean I'll watch it, but at least some good may come from it. And who knows this could wind up being another The Thing.

There is that...with every reboot there is always a chance the original will make it's way to BD which is always a good news as you say

[jjbsn5192]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

There is that...with every reboot there is always a chance the original will make it's way to BD which is always a good news as you say

Exactly! its good news.. but also bad news..

if they want the Crow Reboot done right.. they need to make sure the film lives up to the original, but also kind of goes on its own path..
the film needs too..

Get a Actor that can capture Brandon's Vision.. as he was in his Crow Role,

a Actor along the lines of
Depp, wouldnt be a bad choice.. really Depp, can play any role he chooses!
and it would be neat to see him as some sort of darker charecter. with the death of his fiancée , and see him out to seek Revenge..
and lets just say he could pull the hair off. for first measures!

another great actor..

Christian Bale? wouldnt be a bad choice. he can easily measure with a dark charecter much like American Pyscho. but would he be good enough for the role of Eric Draven? maybe. and maybe not

James Franco.. we've seen him in a few serious role's, but i really think he wouldnt be that bad as Eric..

im thinkin to myself Sam worthington ( With Hair ) wouldnt be a bad choice..

but more to the respect of the original Crow as a Cult Classic
i think a Reboot is not necessary and it should be left alone..


but they dont always stick to the plan. they always wanna remake things..
because they wanna get the money out of them!

[WyldeMan45]

Originally Posted by jjbsn5192

James Franco.. we've seen him in a few serious role's, but i really think he wouldnt be that bad as Eric.

Why in the hell do people like him??? All he does is squint his with his little stoned eyes, and smile like an idiot and people say "omg he's so intense" no, he's not, he's just very very high. His brother does the exact same thing, it must be a family mental illness.

The only hope there is for this movie, is if they use a completely new character not Eric Draven, and it's a total unknown actor who can disappear into his role like Brandon did.

[Idioteque...]

Originally Posted by WyldeMan45

Why in the hell do people like him??? All he does is squint his with his little stoned eyes, and smile like an idiot and people say "omg he's so intense" no, he's not, he's just very very high. His brother does the exact same thing, it must be a family mental illness.

The only hope there is for this movie, is if they use a completely new character not Eric Draven, and it's a total unknown actor who can disappear into his role like Brandon did.

Franco is a well talented actor. Go watch Freaks and Geeks.

[jjbsn5192]

Originally Posted by WyldeMan45

Why in the hell do people like him??? All he does is squint his with his little stoned eyes, and smile like an idiot and people say "omg he's so intense" no, he's not, he's just very very high. His brother does the exact same thing, it must be a family mental illness.

The only hope there is for this movie, is if they use a completely new character not Eric Draven, and it's a total unknown actor who can disappear into his role like Brandon did.

there's alot of unknown actors that could potray the role..

Time Will Tell.


Franco isnt a horrid actor.. he's actully decent, and he has been in a few good films

[WyldeMan45]

Originally Posted by Idioteque...

Franco is a well talented actor. Go watch Freaks and Geeks.

Freaks and Geeks is where I knew him from before anything, and he spent his whole time on the show squinting and smiling lol, he's been doing it his entire career.