“Next reboot, Thank you”: the original director of “The Crow” complains about the remake of his fantasy cult hit after the first photos

The first scenes from the remake of “The Crow” have just been released, which not only presented us with “ES” clown Bill Skarsgård as the successor to Brandon Lee in the leading role, but also proved that the film is actually coming after years. of effort. Fans of the 1994 cult original are obviously not particularly impressed with it and felt that their rejection was confirmed rather than changed by the first images. And that puts them in prominent company.

The impressions on the internet are not only received by many followers of the website first film adaptation of “The Crow” comics about evil, but also about their director Alex Proyas. The filmmaker has now revealed this quite openly made clear:

“Next restart, thanks”

Proyas posted one of the photos in question, which shows Skarsgård as the new Eric Draven and singer FKA Twigs as his fiancée Shelly before their deaths, and wrote: “Eric Draven is having a bad hair day. Next restart, thanks.“

In the comments, the creator of “Dark City” and “I, Robot,” whose last feature directorial effort “Gods Of Egypt” was eight years ago, added more. Saying “I think he must be a bad bastard with all those tattoos and werewolves and skulls on his jacket” and “Samuel Adams!” accompanied by laughing emojis. Jesus! “He could at least drink something cooler,” Proyas slandered at length, before summarizing: “Well, at least the pictures made me laugh. For a moment I thought they were going to tarnish the legacy of Brandon Lee.”

‘The Crow’ remake in theaters in 2024

Of course, when it comes to remakes of such cult films, it’s always difficult to compete with the original. Only the end result will tell whether the new “The Crow” truly deserves the malice expressed thus far. The film is showing in American cinemas Rupert Sanders The remake (“Snow White And The Huntsman”, “Ghost In The Shell”) was performed on June 7, 2024. There is no German release date yetbut in the end it probably won’t be far off the US date.

In any case, we once again see how gothic rocker Eric Draven and his true love are brutally murdered, but the former then returns from the dead to exact cruel revenge. However, in the new adaptation, the couple’s relationship before his murder will play a larger role.