Will Jason Momoa and Corin Hardy still be part of The Crow Reborn?

THR has just shared some big news for the Crow remake, and it’s not entirely clear if it’s good or bad news. Relativity Media, the production company who owns owned the rights to the Crow remake have sold them to a new collection of producers: Samuel Hadida’s Davis Films, Highland Film Group, and Electric Shadow. The new group now has the rights to finance, produce and distribute the reboot, which appears to have found a name, The Crow Reborn.

Why Are the Rights Being Sold?

Well, after Relativity emerged from a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in 2015, they said the Crow reboot was their top priority, in part due to its value. But the financial troubles appear to have finally toppled the company, as Relativity reportedly went up for sale last month, and they’re selling off their assets.

So Who’s Involved?

Well, Edward R. Pressman, the producer on the original film, is still attached to produce alongside Hadida and Electric Shadow, while Highland will handle international sales. It’s good that Pressman is still involved, as he’s been part of the development process for The Crow Reborn, which they are aiming to make a more faithful adaptation of James O’Barr’s original graphic novel.

Also, though it might no longer be in January, the plan is to start shooting in 2017. OK, so why might it be bad news? Because of this bit of info from the THR article:

“Jason Momoa was previously attached to star, and Corin Hardy was on board to direct. It is unclear if they will remain involved.”

At this point, it probably wouldn’t be helpful to the project to have to find a new director and recast the lead role. Here’s to hoping Hardy and Momoa come along with the rights because I think they’d make for a pretty interesting movie.

Update 9-6-16: The Crow Set to Start Filming in January 2017

Just a little less than a month after it was revealed that Jason Momoa would be in the Crow, The Wrap is reporting that the Crow ‘reboot’ will start production in January. They’re saying this information has been confirmed to them by “multiple individuals.”

Definitely looking forward to this movie.

Update 8-10-16 The Crow Remake Takes Off Over a Pint of Guinness

Well, guess what? It looks like the necessary things that needed figuring our got figured out, and the Crow remake may be taking off after all. If you remember, Corin Hardy had still been expressing interest in the project, and according to an Instagram post from actor Jason Momoa, he’ll be joining Hardy in the upcoming reboot in the role of Eric Draven, the titular vigilante.

The only way to officially seal the deal as men Is a pint of black beauty. @guinness #sealthedeal #wearemarriednowfucker. #greatnewstocome. #dreamjob #cantwaittotelltheworld ALOHA ED ?? A photo posted by Jason Momoa (@prideofgypsies) on Aug 6, 2016 at 12:23pm PDT

OK, wait, but it doesn’t say anything about the Crow. So how do we know that’s what they’re talking about? Well, thanks to Mashable who went ahead and did a little digging, they’ve got “multiple sources” that confirm Momoa has been in talks for the main role in the Crow, and that he’s found a way to work around his Aquaman schedule to be involved.

Wow. That’s a somewhat bold choice, but I think it could absolutely work. Definitely a great piece of news.

Original Post 6-16-16: Wait, The Crow Remake Might Still Actually Happen?

For several years now the movie industry has been playing chicken with The Crow remake, at points drawing so close you could almost taste it, but something’s always fallen through. Actors such as Luke Evans, Tom Hiddleston, James McAvoy, Bradley Cooper, and others, have been linked to this project, and Stephen Norrington (Blade), Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later), and F. Javier Gutierrez were all eyeing the director’s chair, but nothing ever came of all of it. Then Corrin Hardy (The Hallow) came onboard to direct, and things started to look good. At which point the studio itself filed for bankruptcy.

However, Hardy and the comic creator James O’Barr kept fighting, insisting that the Crow remake was going to happen. Then producer Ed Pressman stepped in and fired Hardy, which set off a legal battle with the studio who claimed that by making the move, he had undermined years of their creative and financial investment in the film.

Just in case that isn’t a twisty enough path for you, it turns out that Hardy may actually be returning to bring this movie to life. According to a report from Deadline, there’s been a “thaw” in the heated tensions surrounding the remake, and while it’s by no means sure, there’s a path back to the director’s chair for Hardy.

At the moment, Hardy is busy with directing Hell Bent, with the catchy description of “The Dirty Dozen goes to Hell,” but after that, we may be getting what we’ve been waiting for such a long time, which was most definitely not any of the many sequels.

Hardy stated that, although he is a great fan of Alex Proyas‘ adaptation, he would still like to go back to the original source material for inspiration:

I probably wouldn’t get involved if it was about remaking the movie. I don’t like the idea of remaking movies. There are certain movies you can remake because they were a great idea but not done to a high standard, but I think The Crow is a really special movie. But the graphic novel is an iconic piece of work by James O’Barr, and that was as inspiring as the movie they made. So I’ve gone back to that and found a lot more depth and details. My version is authentically replicating that.

Would you like to see The Crow remake happen? Were you a fan of the original one? Let us know in the comments.

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