The Crow Reboot, starring Bill Skarsgard, directed by Rupert Sanders – The Hollywood Reporter

After years of false beginnings and many episodes of evolution, the crow Seems ready to fly again.

Bill Skarsgardwho played Pennywise the Clown in He. She Horror films, you will star in the reboot of the supernatural revenge movie that will be directed by Robert Sandersknown as helming Snow White and the Hunter And the ghost in bowl.

long time ago Crowe Host Edward R Pressman and Malcolm Gray, co-producer of the 2019 thriller Chadwick Boseman 21 bridges, produce.

Crowe It was an independent comedy written and illustrated by James O’Bar in the late 1980s that told the dark story of a man and his fiancée who were assaulted and murdered by a gang after the couple’s car broke down. A raven revives the man and takes revenge on those who took his life and his love life.

Skarsgård will play Eric Dravin, the man on a mission of revenge. Zack Palin, who will receive an Academy Award nomination for his writing King Richardwrote the script.

The project is in pre-production ahead of its June start date, with filming in Prague and Munich. The budget is in the $50 million range, and it looks like the movie is really going to fly.

Members the crowHowever, you have plenty of reason to suspect that this iteration wouldn’t be derailed at the last minute, given the franchise’s infamous history. The first film, which was released in 1994, was a huge success and was a huge box office success and gained strong fame after the death of star Brandon Lee.

A sequel titled The Raven: The City of AngelsStarring Vincent Perez. It was released in 1996 and was followed by two more films, The crow: salvation (2000) and The crow: an evil prayer (2005), with Eric Mabius and Edward Furlong as their respective lead. There was even a late-’90s TV series starring Mark Dacascos. but since wicked prayerOpening in 2005, the franchise has seen a lot of tug-of-war.

Director Stephen Norrington (code) participated in one reboot, while F. Javier Gutiérrez participated inbefore the fallAnd Luke Evans worked on another movie. Corin Hardy (the nun) took over the reboot in 2017 and caught Jason Momoa to star, but both men left in 2018 after that. Struggle over financial issues Between the producers and the distributor, he clipped the wings of the project again.

Skarsgard, who helped He. She Movies scare more than 1.1 billion dollars at the worldwide box office, and will be watched in the future John Wick: Chapter 4 He is currently filming a fantasy action movie boy kills the world. Ironically, he voiced a character called Kro in Marvel’s 2021 movie eternity.

Sanders developed a name as a commercial manager proficient in visual magic before making his long-running debut with 2012 Snow White and the HunterIt is a big budget fantasy movie starring Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, and Chris Hemsworth. Picnic 2017, adapted from the manga ghost in bowlStarring Scarlett Johansson.

Skarsgard is represented by WME, Magnolia Entertainment, and Hirsch Wallerstein. Sanders is represented by the CAA, Grandview, and the Independent Talent Group.