Updates on The Crow Reboot
i09 caught up with producer Ryan Kavanaugh recently, and he spent some time talking about Stephen Norrington’s planned rebooting of The Crow franchise. I’m not really sure what to make of anything Kavanaugh said, because it’s all vague and in “producer-speak”, but I still don’t get a particularly good vibe about this project.
As an example of that “producer-speak”, here’s what he had to say about potential casting:
“We’re looking. We’re in discussions…I think it’s something cool, we’re approaching it differently. It’s really a whole relaunch of the franchise, much more of a dark superhero type. We’re just relaunching it and making it with a much more present day character, someone more relatable to everybody. It will be an actor you’ve heard of, yes. We’re not ruling anything out. We’re looking at both, with the very well known and the ‘very talented but they may not be quite there yet’.”
Christ almighty, does he ever actually say anything in that quote? I do enjoy the idea of the main character of the film being “more relatable to everybody”. Wasn’t Brandon Lee’s character pretty easy to identify with and relate to? I see this turning out well…
I think it’s funny that he makes a distinction between the “very well known” and “very talented” too. If you had to choose one or the other, and you really were an artist, wouldn’t you go with the very talented 100 times out of 100 if they were mutually exclusive?
Kavanaugh then talks about the new make-up they’re planning for the film. “It’s totally different…” he tells the site. “He’ll have makeup, but it will be different. The best way to compare it is the first Batman and Batman Begins. In terms of their look and feel and character.”
I guess I can live with that. I always find it funny that the make-up is such a big issue. Halloween nerds obsess over every detail of Michael Myers’ mask too, and I’ve never really understood why. However, if that floats your boat then have at it.
Anyway, there’s your Crow update. I tried to avoid being pessimistic when I started writing this post. Looking back over it now, it’s clear that I’ve failed miserably.
Tags: Brandon Lee, casting, reboot, Ryan Kavanaugh, The Crow
November 24th, 2009 at 10:03 am
Wow. My enthusiasm for this movie just took a big nose dive.