Unfortunately, the film hasn’t exactly been accepted with open arms, with some members of the original movie even speaking out against it, which came as a surprise to producer Molly Hassell.
“It should make people proud,” Hassell told THR. “I’m surprised it hasn’t made the original filmmakers more proud, because it’s a step in a different direction, but it’s a necessary step to deal with the age-old themes of love and loss.“
This is the only bit of new news. The article then digs up older comments from the original film's director Alex Proyas and another screenwriter both being critical of this new version.
I'm willing to give the new version a chance but the way these articles are worded, it feels like they're willing the new version to fail regardless. I have a gut feeling this film won't do very well and then hit streaming services quite quickly.
I was 100% unaware this was days from launching. I've seen no advertisements or trailers. The fact that they aren't marketing this should say enough.
I'm kinda confused. Why do so many people (including this article) treat this as a reboot of the first movie, when the creatives have said that it's another adaptation of the original graphic novel? And why is everyone suddenly so protective of the legacy of Brandon Lee, when there's already been a direct sequel to his movie and a separate TV series?
brand-new reboot
Wait... was there a previous reboot? Outside of the "The Crow: The TV Series" that I stopped watching after a few episodes... I thought I had seen all the movies. Was there a previous reboot that I missed?
seek merciless revenge... to put the wrong things right
You get one or the other, you don't get both in a, The Crow, movie.
A suggested article linked on the page that the OP links to...
Bill Skarsgård not happy with The Crow’s ending
Bill Skarsgård has expressed unhappiness with how The Crow ends, suggesting it may be leaving the opportunity for a sequel.
There we go...
We've had:
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The Crow
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The Crow: City of Angels
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The Crow: Salvation
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The Crow: Wicked Prayer
All separate stories with the same premise. Wicked Prayer is truly awful. I watched it once, lent it to a friend and never asked for it back!
And yes, you're right, there was also one season (22 episodes) of The Crow: Stairway to Heaven. Which was Eric Draven's story expanded into a television series.
Which leads us to this new film which is Eric Draven once again.
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Well guys, as this article states, it looks like Borderlands all over again. It'll probably be on streaming by the end of the week! 😜