Corin Hardy, who was set to direct the ill-fated reboot of The Crow starring Jason Momoa, still hopes that his plans for the film will still go ahead one day. Hardy, who made his filmmaking debut on the 2015 horror film The Hallow, also helmed 2018’s Conjuring spinoff film The Nun. In 2014 Hardy had been chosen to replace F. Javier Gutierrez as the director on the long stagnating reboot, which had been sitting in various stages of development for almost 10 years before he too departed the project.
Based on the iconic comic book series by James O’Barr, The Crow tells the tragic story of a young man named Eric Draven, who returns from the dead to seek vengeance against a gang of street thugs responsible for the brutal murder of himself and his fiancée. In 1993, production on the original film adaptation experienced a tragic on-set accident which led to the death of its leading star, Brandon Lee, son of martial arts legend Bruce Lee. However, the original film’s director, Alex Proyas, was still able to complete the film using CGI and a body double for Lee’s remaining scenes. Then in 2008 work on a reboot was officially announced, with the production cycling through several potential leads including Bradley Cooper, Luke Evans and Tom Hiddleston.
In 2018 it seemed as though after a decade of development hell things were finally progressing well until both Hardy and Momoa each announced their respective departures. Despite the long history of failed attempts to bring The Crow back to the silver screen, Hardy still believes there is still a place for a potential reboot. Reflecting on the project with Comicbook.com, Hardy suggests “there's no reason not to do a lot more with that character”, and is still holding on to his plans just in case. Check out what he had to say below:
It's a story that I'm just in love with and wedded towards and I put three and a half, four years of life into and love and blood and sweat and tears, and I have a ton of materials, so I don't know whether one day ... I suppose I'm not really wanting to show them because I still believe there will be a Crow sometime, but we'll see.
I do think both James O'Barr's original Crow graphic novel and the subsequent other iterations of that character in the comic books, there's no reason not to do a lot more with that character, the concept of The Crow, the mythology of The Crow, and the tone and what that represents is still unique within the world we're in at the moment.
The idea of a reboot of The Crow has long been a contentious one among audiences. While the various sequels to the original 1994 film all failed to live up to their predecessor, Proyas’ film is still considered a cult classic which stands as a final testament to Brandon Lee’s enormous talent. Even Proyas himself has suggested that a reboot is “kind of unnecessary”. While many viewers were no doubt disappointed to learn that Momoa’s turn as Eric Draven would not be forging ahead, others still would have also released a breath of relief that Lee’s legacy would continue to go untouched.
In a world filled to bursting with franchise reboots, however, Hardy is probably correct in assuming that there will be some interest in resurrecting the franchise at another point in the future. When that day does come, fans of The Crow will undoubtedly be keeping their fingers crossed that whatever is produced treats the original film with the due respect and reverence that it deserves. As for Hardy’s plans, time will only tell if they ever get the chance to see the light of day.
Source: Comicbook.com
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