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The Crow(2011)

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    #62
    chin_grin
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    Oh FFS!

    http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/43954/new-lawsuit-ruffled-crows-feathers
    What is it about The Crow movies that keeps them mired in controversy? Has any of them ever gone off without a hitch? A new dispute over the rights to the planned Crow remake between Relativity Media and The Weinsteins has just hit our radar. Read on for the details.

    Deadline now reports that attorney Bert Fields is repping Harvey and Bob's The Weinstein Co. against Ryan Kavanaugh's Relativity Media, claiming there's "a written contract signed by everybody" which gives the Weinsteins worldwide distribution rights on The Crow.

    Should the film actually end up happening now, director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo will be at its helm. We'll keep an eye on things for you, but for right now ... wings clipped.

    UPDATE 4:50 PM Pacific time:

    A Relativity-issued statement has just come our way. Read on:

    "This is yet another typical litigation stunt from the Weinsteins, who have a long history of threatening lawsuits with the sole purpose of intimidation. If served, Relativity will seek immediate dismissal. While we expect these types of antics from the Weinsteins, we are shocked that a lawyer of Mr. Fields' caliber would make such false, reckless and intentionally harmful statements to the press about Relativity and Mr. Kavanaugh. We intend to seek appropriate remedies for this misconduct.

    Clearly this is a feeble attempt to create a press stir and a malicious effort to interfere with Relativity's development of the project."

    Stay tuned, kids!


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    #63
    Mickeroo
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    WEll looks like it's back to development hell for this!!


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    #64
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    I'd love to see them do the Crow proper. The Brandon Lee film was great and is one of those films which can be revisited every few months but if they do plan on adapting the original grpahic novel then I really hope that they make it depressing as hell. The interview with James O'Barr on the Crow DVD is anongst the most depressing things ever put on film.

    I'd actually have more interest in seeing Tim Pope's cut of Crow: City of Angels as its beleived to be completely different in tone to teh Weinsten's cut which made it to cinemas and then the suppsoed Directors Cut DVD.


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    #65
    Handsome Bob
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    Tom Hiddleston is rumoured to be in talks to take the lead role in The Crow.

    Hiddleston has entered into discussions to star as Eric Draven, aka The Crow, in Relativity Media's remake of the 1994 film based on the James O'Barr comic series.

    Sources close to the project told The Wrap that Hiddleston recently had dinner with producers and sent them his own make-up test to create The Crow's iconic look. A formal make-up test will be carried out in the coming days.

    http://www.digitalspy.ie/movies/news/a474825/tom-hiddleston-to-star-in-the-crow.html

    I like Tom but I'm not sure he'd be the right fit for this role. James McAvoy, Bradley Cooper and JGL were all previously linked to the role.


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    #66
    JP Liz V1
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    Tom is an interesting choice but a very capable actor
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    #67
    JP Liz V1
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    Luke Evans to star now
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    #68
    Agent Coulson
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    Relativity Studios has tapped Corin Hardy to direct its remake of “The Crow,” replacing F. Javier Gutierrez.
    “The Crow” reboot is expected to begin shooting in the spring with Luke Evans set to star.

    Producers are Edward Pressman, Kevin Misher, Relativity’s Ryan Kavanaugh, Jeff Most and Jeff Waxman. Gutierrez, Tucker Tooley, Bob and Harvey Weinstein and Dan Farah are exec producers.

    Gutierrez became unavailable after he took on directing “The Ring 3″ for Paramount.

    Hardy’s credits include “The Hallow” and the animated short “Butterfly,” in addition to musicvideos for Ed Sheeran, Biffy Clyro, Keane, Paolo Nutini and the Prodigy.

    James O’Barr, creator of the original “The Crow” graphic novel, came on board as a consultant last year when Gutierrez was attached to direct the adaptation written by Cliff Dorfman.

    The original 1994 movie was based on O’Barr’s story of a musician revived from the dead to avenge the murders of himself and his fiancee. The star, Brandon Lee, was accidentally killed during filming; the film grossed more than $140 million worldwide.

    http://variety.com/2014/film/news/the-crow-remake-lands-new-director-1201370096/


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    #69
    .ak
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    I like Luke Evans, but I don't think he's 'cool' enough for the role.


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    #70
    JP Liz V1
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    .ak wrote: »
    I like Luke Evans, but I don't think he's 'cool' enough for the role.



    Evans is becoming a bit like Jeremy Renner taking as many big roles he can get :p
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    #71
    JP Liz V1
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    Jack Huston and Jessica Brown Findlay cast http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/jack-huston-to-star-in-the-crow/
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    #72
    conorhal
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    jimmyneo1 wrote: »
    Was a huge fan of the first one but it did have its flaws which could be fixed with a reboot. The main reason people hold it in such high regard because of the untimely demise of Brandon Lee.

    I'm not sure what flaws there are to be fixed, the movie sticks as close as can be to the graphic novel and the film itself was lightening in a bottle, it felt as if it had been made by a bunch of goths that were passionate about the source material and both it's style and soundtrack were so of it's time as to be a pretty perfect snapshot of a subculture.
    I just can't see the point of a remake because I can't see what one could bring to the table, the goths are largely gone, so all we're likely to get is a pale (pardon the pun) emo replacement. It would be like remaking The Rocky Horror Picture Show or something.


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    #73
    JP Liz V1
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    http://deadline.com/2015/05/andrea-riseborough-the-crow-top-dollar-1201430789/


    Relativity Studios is in negotiations with Andrea Riseborough to play the villain in The Crow, the revamp of the fantasy pic that The Hallow‘s Corin Hardy is directing. Boardwalk Empire‘s Jack Huston is already aboard to play Eric Draven, portrayed by Brandon Lee in the 1994 original. Claire Wilson wrote the adaptation based on James O’Barr’s graphic novel



    Good actress but not sure best choice to play Top Dollar
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    #74
    JP Liz V1
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    http://variety.com/2015/film/news/jack-huston-exits-the-crow-1201519965/
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    #75
    Agent Coulson
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    'The Crow' remake "suspended"
    Pinewood Cardiff shoot for Relativity-backed remake put on ice.

    Production on the remake of cult classic The Crow has been “suspended”, according to multiple sources close to the film.

    Pre-production on the multi-million pound feature, which was due to be the first shot at Pinewood Cardiff, has halted, with crew having vacated the studio this week following months of preparation.

    While the latest delay to the anticipated film correlates with the financial woes of the film’s US backer Relativity Media, a source close to Relativity told ScreenDaily that the company still “intends to move forward with producing and releasing The Crow”.

    Staff at Pinewood Cardiff are understood to be awaiting instruction as to the timetable for the troubled remake, which lost Jack Huston as its lead in June, and Luke Evans prior to that.

    Replacement cast has yet to be announced on the action-fantasy, set to be directed by Corin Hardy (The Hallow), but crew working on the production confirmed to ScreenDaily that Andrea Riseborough had been expected to take on the role of the film’s villain, Top Dollar.

    Among the film’s stable of Hollywood producers are Edward R. Pressman, who produced the original film in the franchise, Kevin Misher, Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh, and Jeff Waxman. Relativity president Tucker Tooley and Harvey and Bob Weinstein are executive producers. Writers include Cliff Dorfman (Warrior) and Nick Cave.

    http://www.screendaily.com/news/the-crow-remake-suspended/5091129.article?referrer=RSS


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    #76
    Brief_Lives
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    Some update....

    http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/120128/the-crow-remake-still-taking-flight-says-franchise-creator/


    After Relativity Studios recently filed for bankruptcy, it seemed that the long-gestating remake of The Crow was dead in the water. The project has been riddled with problems from day one, though franchise creator James O’Barr says that Eric Draven is not down and out just yet. Read on.

    Per ComicBook.com, O’Barr was on hand for a panel at last weekend’s Twin Tiers Comic-Con in Elmira, New York, and he assured the audience that The Crow remake, whether anyone wants it or not, is going to take flight in the very near future.

    “It’s still very much a live property,” said O’Barr. “The company, Pressman Films, that owns The Crow film and TV rights, licensed it to a studio named Relativity. And Relativity made like a hundred bad movies and lost money so now they’re in financial trouble. So the producers are just going to take it to another studio if Relativity can’t get backing again.”

    “It’s going to happen,” he continued. “I talked to Pressman Films a couple of weeks ago, and they said within two or three weeks we should have it placed at a new studio. Because the day Relativity announced that they were having financial problems, there were like a dozen other studios that called about getting The Crow property. Ot definitely will happen.”

    The original 1994 film The Crow centered on a murdered rock star who is resurrected in order to hunt down his killers. Brandon Lee, son of martial arts star Bruce Lee, died during the film’s production after he was shot with a defective blank.


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    #77
    Cantona's Collars
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    Another director gone:

    http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a787197/the-crow-reboot-has-lost-another-director-as-corin-hardy-leaves-project/


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    #78
    Zero-Cool
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    Ah lads, just noticed the thread title 2011 :pac:


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    #79
    Duggy747
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    Zero-Cool wrote: »
    Ah lads, just noticed the thread title 2011 :pac:

    I just noticed when the thread was created :p


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    #80
    JP Liz V1
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    Sony’s “The Crow” will be released in theaters on Oct. 11, 2019, the studio announced Friday. A remake of the 1994 classic directed by Alex Proyas, the new “Crow” is expected to star Jason Momoa with Corin Hardy as director

    Source IMDB and Variety
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    #81
    Hande hoche!
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    Seems like Momoa and the potential director are out.

    https://deadline.com/2018/05/the-crow-jason-momoa-corin-hardy-exit-remake-sony-pictures-1202400772/


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    #82
    smurf492
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    Hande hoche! wrote:
    Seems like Momoa and the potential director are out.


    Good... Hopefully they'll bury this now.. The original is pretty much spot on and Momoa was a dreadful choice for Eric


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    #83
    Mr E
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    Crazy that this thread has been going for nearly 10 years now.


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    #84
    Zero-Cool
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    Let's keep it going! Who is next to give it a go? Matt Damon maybe? The Rock is kinda hot right now..


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    #85
    smurf492
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    Mel brooks directing with rick moranis as draven and steve martin as the skull cowboy!!!


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    #86
    Gamb!t
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    smurf492 wrote: »
    Mel brooks directing with rick moranis as draven and steve martin as the skull cowboy!!!
    Bill Skarsgård ?


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    #87
    Padraig Mor
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    smurf492 wrote: »
    Good... Hopefully they'll bury this now.. The original is pretty much spot on and Momoa was a dreadful choice for Eric

    Exactly. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.....


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    #88
    Hande hoche!
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    Zero-Cool wrote: »
    Let's keep it going! Who is next to give it a go? Matt Damon maybe? The Rock is kinda hot right now..
    Outside bet on Jesse Plemons. They will attempt to revive it again.


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    #89
    The White Wolf
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    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-crow-reboot-bill-skarsgard-1235123704/

    Back in business again seemingly. Good actor choice, director is not great. One would think they'd go with someone with a certain flair for gothic.



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    #90
    JP Liz V1
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118870723#Comment_118870723

    IT might finally happen

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    #91
    Mickeroo
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/67176723#Comment_67176723

    12 years later this comment didn't age that well, would have probably agreed at the time but I'd be all over this now considering his career over the last decade 🤣



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