Welsh actor Luke Evans has landed the title role in the rebooted version of The Crow

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According to Deadline , Evans was the original choice for the role, but has been extremely busy of late and for a time seemed unavailable – he's just been cast in Dracula Year Zero, and can be seen this year as the villain in Fast & Furious 6 and as Bard the Bowman in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.When it looked unlikely that Evans would be available, the distributor apparently considered the likes of Tom Hiddleston and Alexander Skarsgard . But in the end, the start of production was shifted to early 2014 to secure Evans' involvement. Evans is now in final negotiations for the role.Here's Evans discussing his role in The Immortals:The James O'Barr comic was first adapted for the screen in 1994, starring the late Brandon Lee who died on the set of the movie.

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