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To say that fans were disappointed with the 2024 reimagining of The Crow would be an understatement. Directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Bill Skarsgård, the film was a critical and commercial flop, earning just $24 million at the box office against a budget of $50 million. Hoping to recoup some of their losses, Lionsgate made it available on VOD less than a month after its theatrical debut, but by then the word was already out about how cringe it was. While people may have been let down by this new version, you can wash the taste out of your mouth by streaming the original classic when it lands on its new streaming home on Jan. 1.

Per Parmount+, The Crow will fly onto the streaming platform to help you ring in the new year, and forget the remake ever happened. Starring Brandon Lee in his final film role, the movie focuses on his character of Eric Draven,...

The iconic 1994 goth comic book action film The Crow, starring Brandon Lee, will soon be available for streaming. Two of its sequels will be joining the movie.

Starting Jan. 1, 2025, fans of gothic storytelling and supernatural vengeance can revisit this cult classic on Paramount+. Directed by Alex Proyas, The Crow combines haunting visuals, a powerful narrative, and a memorable performance by Lee, making it one of the most celebrated comic book adaptations of all time. Its atmospheric soundtrack and unique visual style have further cemented its status as a timeless masterpiece.

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From Comic Book to Cult Classic

The journey of The Crow from comic book to screen is as compelling as the story itself. Created by James O’Barr, The Crow...

After two lackluster weeks at the box office, The Crow is eyeing a franchise-low global milestone. Led by Bill Skarsgrd as the titular undead vigilante, the reimagining of James O'Barr's graphic novel of the same name has endured as rocky of a road in theaters as it did in its development, garnering primarily negative reviews from critics and opening to $4.6 million at the box office, shy of its $6-9 million projections. In the weeks since, The Crow has only grossed a worldwide total of $18.5 million, well short of its reported $50 million production budget.

Now, Collider is reporting that The Crow's box office woes are continuing, as the movie has dropped to a $59-per-theater average. Though projections for the weekend of September 6-8 have yet to be shared, the ongoing success of Deadpool & Wolverine and the newly released Beetlejuice Beetlejuice do point toward the movie being unlikely to...

In 1994, Alex Proyas brought James OBarrs The Crow comic to life with the help of writers David J. Schow (The Hunger) and John Shirley (The Specialist). Brandon Lee, a promising young actor and son of Bruce Lee, would portray the lead with Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters) and Michael Wincott (Nope) in supporting roles. The result is the premier cult classic of the 90s. The Crow easily overcomes its camp and inconsistent CGI by simply being itself. The creatives are working with extreme confidence, and it shows in every frame.

The Crow

Director Alex ProyasRelease Date May 13, 1994Studio(s) Dimension FilmsDistributor(s) Miramax FilmsWriters John Shirley, David J. SchowCast Bai Ling, Anna Levine, Sofia Shinas, Rochelle Davis, Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott, David Patrick KellyRating RRuntime 102 MinutesGenres Supernatural, Drama, ActionFranchise(s) The CrowSequel(s) The Crow: Wicked Prayer, The Crow: City of Angels, The Crow: SalvationBudget $23 Million Buy on...

After 16 years of fits and starts, a $50M reboot of 1994 goth thriller The Crow finally flew into theaters and dropped out of the sky with a disastrous $4.6M opening.

Forget about critics plucking the feathers from The Crow at 19%, those moviegoers who attended Thursday night, predominantly fans, slammed the movie on Comscore/Screen Engine’s PostTrak with one star, a 47% grade and a 36% definite recommend.

Lionsgate limited its skin in the game with a $10M North American acquisition and $15M P&a on this Rupert Sanders-directed take, starring burgeoning It and John Wick: Chapter 4 genre star Bill Skarsgård. At the end of the day, the studio stands to lose more — in the neighborhood of $30M — on its $110M-plus feature take of gonzo sci-fi video game Borderlands.

So why make a big deal here on The Crow? Even if, let’s say, Lionsgate possibly breaks even in pic’s...

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for The Crow (2024)!

The Crow (2024) has a 64% audience approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, tripling the critical score of just 21%. The movie follows a resurrected Eric seeking justice with supernatural abilities to avenge his and his girlfriend's murders. The audience Rt score not only marks the franchise's second-best behind the original, but also marks a promising sign for the movie's box office chances.

After starting off with some dismal reviews from critics, Bill Skarsgrd's The Crow has landed a far better audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie serves as a reimagining of James O'Barr's iconic graphic novel of the same name, revolving around a man named Eric who, along with his girlfriend, is murdered by a crime lord, but brought back to life with supernatural powers in order to hunt down those responsible. Also starring FKA Twigs and Danny Huson, Skarsgrd's The Crow has gotten...

I’m somewhat bewildered over how outraged people have been over the new version of The Crow (don’t call it a remake!). Many are calling it a stain on the legacy of the late, great Brandon Lee, who infamously was killed in an on-set tragedy, but by examining the franchise as a whole, it’s clear that as far as these things go, the franchise has been exploited to death. There have been no less than five Crow movies at this point, and guess what? We’re going to rank them all! That said, as far as our Crow movies ranked list goes, they’re all varying degrees of bad outside the first movie and the new version, which isn’t half bad.

Dishonourable Mention: The Crow: Stairway to Heaven

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The Crow is back in theaters and the return of the gothic comic book character has spurred renew interest into the entire superhero franchise.

The new reboot is based on the original 1994 hit, which marked the tragic last film of Brandon Lee. Still, the success of the movie led to a media franchise that included the sequels The Crow: City of Angels (1996), The Crow: Salvation (2000), and The Crow: Wicked Prayer...

Quick Links How 2024's The Crow Differs From the Original The Crow's Bizarre Ending Explained Will There Be a Sequel to The Crow? The Crow reboot promises a different experience from the original movie. The cast says the ending hopes to make the possibility of a sequel easier. Can audiences expect a sequel to 2024's The Crow?

As The Crow seeks resurrection, fans wonder what happened at the end of what could be considered one of the most ambitious horror reboots of the past few decades. Undoubtedly, The Crow is one of the most difficult franchises to revive as Hollywood continually tries to build upon one of the most iconic comic book movies in horror cinema. With a tough act to follow and a legacy behind it, many wonder if 2024s The Crow is another dead end for the franchise or the beginning of something new. The finale of...

Ranking The Crow movies showcase the inconsistency of the franchise but the original 1994 film remains the best with unique visuals and strong performances. Despite its popularity, The Crow series lacks the box office success of other superhero franchises but holds a special place in pop culture. The later entries like The Crow: Wicked Prayer suffer in quality and failed to bring fresh ideas.

The Crow movies ranked highlight how wildly inconsistent the quality of the series can be. Inspite of the massive success that greeted Tim Burton's Batman movies, the 1990s was a grim time for comic book movies. For the most part, studios didn't take the genre seriously, leading to a line of duds like the 1990 Captain America or Spawn. A major outlier was The Crow, based on James O'Barr's deeply personal graphic novel of the same title. The movie's stylish visuals, excellent action sequences and awesome...

You can’t keep “The Crow” down. That’s kind of its whole thing. Naturally, the concept of the wronged dead who return from their grave seeking vengeance — inspired by James O’Barr’s comics of the same name — has sprung forth a franchise, which spans five total films since Alex Proyas’ iconic, stylish film debuted in 1994. The original film remains a heartbreaking watch after the tragic on-set death of star Brandon Lee, but it also holds up as a stunning, massively influential goth rock urban fantasy — not to mention an early comic book adaptation.

The rest of the “The Crow” movies? Well, they’re not quite so enduring, despite a steady stream of familiar faces in the casts, including Kirsten Dunst, Edward Furlong, Mia Kirschner, Fred Ward, David Boreanaz and now, Bill Skarsgard and FKA Twigs in the long-awaited remake.

Aside from a central character that carries over from the first to second movie,...

The latest version of The Crow falls short with a 21% critical score on Rotten Tomatoes, a minor improvement over previous sequels. Every attempt to follow the original movie has stumbled, with the 1994 version widely accepted as a cult favorite. The protracted development process for The Crow saw multiple setbacks, leading to disappointment with the latest reimagining's critical response.

The early responses for the latest big-screen reimagining of The Crow are in, and it continues an unfortunate trend from the franchises later movies. Helmed by Ghost in the Shell director Rupert Sanders, and starring Bill Skarsgrd as the latest actor to step into the role of James OBarrs resurrected comic book vigilante, the new movie follows in the footsteps of the 1994 cult classic adaptation starring Brandon Lee. While Lee would tragically lose his life during production on the original movie, The Crow franchise would continue with three additional sequels and a 1999 television reboot.

The debut Rotten Tomatoes score has been revealed for The Crow, the latest adaptation of the original comic book by James O'Barr. Featuring Bill Skarsgard and FKA twigs in the lead roles, the new adaptation was directed by Rupert Sanders.

Shortly after the embargo lift for The Crow, the film debuted on Rotten Tomatoes with a very low score of 6%. This number is likely to fluctuate a bit as more reviews continue to be submitted in the coming days, but with a rough debut score that's very close to rock bottom, it doesn't seem likely to climb much higher. The current score is a far cry from the one garnered by the original 1994 adaptation, which has an 86% approval rating along with a 90% audience score. An audience score hasn't yet been determined for the new version of The Crow, and there's a chance that it could be given a much higher number in comparison,...

There’s a haunting simplicity to James O’Barr’s comic book “The Crow.” The story claims that sometimes — only sometimes — people die under such sad circumstances that their soul can’t rest, so they’re guided back to the land of the living by a crow, in order “to put the wrong things right.” It’s a tale of grief, mostly stuck in the “anger” phase, in which a beautiful walking corpse metes out violent vengeance against the unapologetically evil.

Alex Proyas’ feature film adaptation of “The Crow” was itself the source of overwhelming tragedy when its star, Brandon Lee — the son of martial arts icon Bruce Lee — died in an accident on set. This context can make Proyas’ film hard to watch: Lee’s complicated portrayal of a sad soul coming to terms with pain and mortality hits extremely close to home. But his performance also makes the film incredibly powerful.

Horror returns to the box office with the release of M. Night Shyamalan’s latest movie this week, and it’s being joined by seven other horror movies in theaters and streaming at home.

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Director Michael Sarnoski’s A Quiet Place: Day One just passed $250 million at the worldwide box office, and the prequel movie is now available on Digital at home.

Experience the day the world went quiet in the blockbuster hit A Quiet Place: Day One, arriving to buy or rent on Digital today (July 30) from Paramount Home Entertainment.

A three-movie collection including A Quiet Place, A Quiet Place: Part II and A Quiet Place: Day One is also be available to purchase on Digital platforms beginning today, July 30.

“When Samira (Lupita Nyong’o) returns home to New York City,...

A wildly unofficial sequel to the Charles Bronson movie 10 to Midnight from 1983, the upcoming werewolf film 12 to Midnight stars Bronson lookalike Robert Bronzi (Death Kiss).

UFC champion Tito Ortiz, Daniel Roebuck, and Sadie Katz (Wrong

Turn 6: Last Resort) also star in 12 to Midnight, hitting DirecTV and VOD August 1.

Watch the official trailer for 12 to Midnight down below.

The film concerns a detective, despondent after the murder of his wife and forced to resign, who is brought back to the force when a new string of murders seem connected to his wife’s and the killer appears to be taunting him. Only the killer may be superhuman…

12 to Midnight also stars Helene Udy (My Bloody Valentine), Evan Strand, Patrick Voss Davis, Juliet Biscotti, A.C. Bernardi, Tom Parnell, Sarah Cugini, Searra Sawka, Destiny Leilani Brown (Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor), and Valerie Bittner.

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It’s been a long time coming, but a reboot of the 1994 cult classic film The Crow (which was based on the comic book series created by James O’Barr) will finally be making its way out into the world on August 23rd, which is when Lionsgate will be giving the film a theatrical release. With that release date swiftly approaching, we figured we should gather together all the information we have on this movie… and here it is, Everything We Know About The Crow 2024:

Not A Remake

Lionsgate has informed us that this new version of The Crow, which we have previously been referring to as a remake, is not to be called a remake. Rather, the film is to be referred to as “a new adaptation of the comic book.” They have also revealed that the tragic characters at the heart of the story are not named Eric Draven and Shelly Webster,...

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Bill Skarsgård, known for enticing viewers with his chilling performance in It, continued to exhibit his remarkable versatility with a recent string of compelling roles. In 2022, he enthralled us as Keith in Zach Cregger’s Barbarian and seamlessly stepped into the shoes of a villain in Chad Stahelski’s John Wick: Chapter 4.

With a mastery that thrills, the actor, 33, then carried the action-packed narrative in Moritz Mohr’s Boy Kills World. Now, Skarsgård is set to dazzle us once again as he embodies the enigmatic Count Orlok in Robert Eggers’ highly anticipated gothic horror, Nosferatu. This is not all; the actor will soon grace our screens as the iconic antihero in the upcoming reboot of The Crow, releasing in a couple of months.

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Rob Zombie almost directed a futuristic and dark take on The Crow in 1997. The project, titled The Crow: 2037, was canceled due to conflicting visions from producers. Zombie moved on to make his debut with "House of 1000 Corpses" and later controversial horror films.

Before the 2024 reboot/remake of The Crow, the franchise was almost rebooted in the late 1990s by a controversial horror director, and it would have been a weird, futuristic take on Eric Dravens story. The Crow is a supernatural superhero comic book series by James OBarr, published in 1989. The story of The Crow became widely known when it was adapted into a movie of the same name in 1994, directed by Alex Proyas and starring Brandon Lee as Eric Draven. The Crow was a critical and commercial hit, and it has now become a cult classic.

Given its success, its not that surprising that there were some failed...

When The Crow emerged thirty years ago, it changed how audiences could perceive graphic novel adaptations. It was dark, gritty, violent, and well ahead of its time. On top of that, it had one of the best soundtracks of the decade. However, it also spawned some pretty bad sequels. After the release of the last one two decades ago, it seemed just as long for a remake of the original to come to fruition, with multiple actors and directors coming and going. Finally, after all that time, we got to see exactly what The Crow would look like in 2024. The reactions have been, well, let’s just say a little more less than enthused. But what if I told you there was one you probably forgot about? One that has the most bonkers casting out of the entire franchise. One that misses the mark by such a wide margin that...

The vengeful spirit Eric Draven first appeared in James O'Barr's indie comic "The Crow" in 1989. He became a Goth household name in 1994 thanks to the popularity of Alex Proyas' ultra-stylized, uber-Noir film adaptation starring Brandon Lee, who was infamously killed on the set of "The Crow" thanks to a misfiring prop gun. The teens of 1994 venerated the film, and "The Crow" was deeply beloved by many. The film warranted several sequels, including "The Crow: City of Angels" in 1994, "The Crow: Salvation" in 2000, and "The Crow: Wicked Prayer" in 2005. O'Barr's characters were also featured in the 1998 TV series "The Crow: Stairway to Heaven." 

Although O'Barr's Goth sensibilities were a product of their time, filmmakers and producers have been trying to get a "Crow" remake off the ground for a long while, and the project has changed hands almost a dozen times in the last 20 years. After a lot of juggling,...

The original film, The Crow, unexpectedly became a hit, leading to a failed franchise and a promising 2024 reboot facing skepticism. A potential The Crow film envisioned by Rob Zombie would have been dystopian, action-packed, and feature a horse-riding protagonist fighting demons. Zombie's version of The Crow stayed true to the title's essence with a new twist, combining horror, action, and supernatural elements.

Starring the late Brandon Lee as the goth-inspired title character, the 1994 big-screen adaptation of The Crow quickly became a surprising and enormous hit for Miramax Films. The cult film tells the story of a rock star, Eric Draven, who is brought back to life in order to take vengeance on those who killed him and his fiancé one night in their loft apartment. With a literal crow guiding him each and every step of the way, the young man locates and stylistically takes down every gang member who participated in this ruthless act.

After years of being stuck in development hell, "The Crow" remake is finally coming to theaters this summer. It stars Bill Skarsgard ("It") as Eric Draven, the role made famous by the late Brandon Lee in director Alex Proyas' 1994 comic book film of the same name. The reaction to the recently released trailer and images has been mixed, to put it mildly. Now, Proyas himself has weighed in, and the forthcoming remake does not sit well with him.

Proyas took to Facebook recently to share some of his thoughts on this new version of "The Crow," which was directed by Rupert Sanders ("Snow White and the Huntsman"). Proyas, for his part, didn't have anything nice to say, as he even linked to an article from Comic Book Resources titled "The Crow Remake Trailer Gets Staggering Amount of Dislikes on YouTube." While Proyas prefaced his commentary by saying that he does...

Over the years, filmmaker Alex Proyas has maintained that his 1994 feature The Crow should not get a reboot out of respect for Brandon Lee, his star who died in an on-set accident. Now, after years of development, a The Crow reboot is indeed ready for release, and Proyas is once again expressing his concerns.

“I really don’t get any joy from seeing negativity about any fellow filmmakers work. And I’m certain the cast and crew really had all good intentions, as we all do on any film. So it pains me to say any more on this topic, but I think the fan’s response speaks volumes,” Proyas wrote on Facebook Monday, along with a link to an article noting that The Crow reboot’s trailer received numerous dislikes on YouTube. “The Crow is not just a movie. Brandon Lee died making it, and it was finished as...

The comic book "The Crow," created by James O'Barr in 1989, should be considered a seminal work in the then-growing Goth movement. The comics were about a man named Eric who was engaged to a woman named Shelly. One evening, Eric and Shelly are savagely beaten and assaulted. Eric is shot in the head but remains alive long enough to witness Shelly's horrible murder. 

His story doesn't end there. The titular Crow appears over Eric's body and magically resurrects him, sending him on a quest for blood revenge. The unspeaking crow seems to want Eric to kill the punks that murdered Shelly, but also seemingly chastises him for brooding and remaining hung up on Shelly's death. Be angry, brood, but do not brood, and do not be angry. It's super-Goth. The comic was popular enough to warrant a celebrated film adaptation in 1994 starring Brandon Lee and directed by Alex Proyas. The film was ultra-stylized,...

After years of stops and starts, The Crow reboot is finally flying and now has the first trailer to prove it.

Bill Skarsgard leads the film, which centers on a man who is murdered, alongside his fiancée but is granted supernatural powers to seek revenge.

The Crow began life as a comic book, with James O’Barr debuting the character in 1989. It grew to new levels of popularity with the cult hit film, which starred the late Brandon Lee, who was tragically killed in an on-set accident during filming. Multiple sequels followed, including The Crow: City of Angels (1996), The Crow: Salvation (2000) and The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005).

But the current reboot took nearly 20 years to get off the ground, with multiple stars and filmmakers coming and going. Blade Stephen Norrington took a stab at one point, while F. Javier Gutiérrez (Before the Fall) and star Luke Evans tried to break the curse at another point.

It may be downright difficult to believe, but "The Crow" remake has finally happened. Yes, happened, not happening, as had been promised for so long. Lionsgate has now dropped the first trailer for the long-awaited new adaptation of the comic book by James O'Barr. After all these years, we are, at long last, going to see what Eric Draven looks like in a modern context a full 30 years after the first film arrived in 1994. Check it out for yourself above.

This time around, it's Bill Skarsgård, best known for his role as Pennywise the clown in the "It" movies, taking on the role of Eric Draven. Noticeably, his look is, well, different than what we've seen previously, most notably when the late Brandon Lee originated the role in director Alex Proyas' version of "The Crow." Whether that look is better or worse is a matter left to individual opinion, but...

Bill Skarsgård's new look as Eric Draven in the The Crow reboot faced backlash on social media. Director Alex Proyas, who made the 1994 The Crow movie, joined in, mocking the character's appearance on Facebook. Proyas captioned a new first-look photo from the movie with "Eric Draven's having a bad hair day."

Bill Skarsgård's look in the The Crow reboot has sparked a reaction from Alex Proyas. Proyas was the director of the 1994 movie adaptation of the The Crow comic series, which starred the late Brandon Lee. The new version, which was directed by Rupert Sanders, stars Skarsgård as musician Eric Draven, who is resurrected as The Crow to seek vengeance after he and his fiancée (FKA Twigs) are killed. When images from the movie were released showcasing Draven with face tattoos and shorter hair, they were lambasted on social media and negatively compared to Joker's look in 2016's Suicide Squad.

If it feels like a new take on The Crow has been in development for 15 years, that's perhaps because a new take on The Crow has been in development for, well, 15 years at least. Yet after a revolving door of directors, writers and potential leads, it's finally headed our way this year, with Bill Skarsgård playing the tragic Eric Draven and Rupert Sanders directing. Check out the first images from the new adaptation of James O'Barr's graphic novel above and below.

O'Barr's original story focuses on Eric, a young man who, along with his fiancee Shelly, is brutally assaulted and slaughtered by a gang when their car breaks down. Eric is resurrected by a supernatural crow to stalk and seek vengeance against those responsible for the crime. Alex Proyas' 1994 film retooled the story around rock musician Eric Draven, who is murdered along with his fiancee Shelly on Devil's Night...

Bill Skarsgård stars in the long-awaited remake of The Crow as Eric Draven seeking revenge for his murdered fiancée. Director Rupert Sanders aims to create a "dark romance" with the film, drawing inspiration from bands like Joy Division and The Cure. The upcoming Crow reboot pays tribute to the late Brandon Lee, with Skarsgård seeing himself as a successor to Lee's iconic portrayal.

We finally have our first look at the long-awaited remake of the supernatural superhero comic book, The Crow. Starring It and John Wick: Chapter 4 star Bill Skarsgård as the titular antihero on a quest for revenge, several first-look images have been revealed and show the actor in all his tattooed, gothic glory. Bill Skarsgård will lead The Crow remake as Eric Draven, aka The Crow alongside FKA Twigs as Shelly Webster, Eric's fiancée, whose murder is the catalyst to Draven’s resurrection and revenge. Set to...

The Crow reboot with Bill Skarsgård aims to revitalize a franchise in need of a fresh start after lackluster sequels. The release date is set for June 7, 2024, 21 months after filming wrapped, taking over the date from the Ballerina spinoff. The franchise's history of failed sequels prompts a new direction to honor the original Brandon Lee legacy with a new cast.

The long-gestating reboot of The Crow has finally landed an official summer release date. Based on the independent comic by James O’Barr, the movie follows the story of Eric Draven, a man who is guided back from the dead to seek vengeance upon those who murdered both himself and his fiancée. Originally played by the late Brandon Lee, who tragically lost his life filming the original 1994 movie adaptation, the latest reimagining of O’Barr’s comic will see It star Bill Skarsgård taking on the role of Draven, and recording...

MGM releases the trailer for Dark Harvest, a film adaptation of Norman Partridge's horror novel set in a cursed town where Halloween brings a battle for survival. David Slade returns to the world of horror as the director of Dark Harvest, following a break from film and a focus on television. Norman Partridge is a notable American author who has made significant contributions to the horror genre through his writings, including novels and short stories.

Halloween is just around the corner and MGM begins to celebrate the darkest time of the year with the trailer for Dark Harvest, film adaptation of the horror novel of the same name published in 2006 written by Norman Partridge. After taking a short break from film and dedicating himself to television after directing The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and a segment of Nightmare Cinema, David Slade returns to feature films and the world of horror with Dark Harvest,...

The upcoming reboot of The Crow is getting a lot of hype ahead of its release, with one producer promising that the film will "blow people away."

Recently, it was revealed that a new movie based on James O'Barr's The Crow graphic novel had been acquired by Lionsgate. Directed by Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman), the film stars Bill Skarsgård (It) as a murdered man who comes back from the dead with the help of a mysterious crow to avenge the killings of himself and his fiancée. Sam Pressman's Pressman Film is one of the companies producing the feature, and he spoke about how excited he is for filmgoers to see the movie, feeling that it has the potential to spawn an all-new massive franchise.

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Noah is on his knees spitting blood in a warehouse that’s playing host to an underground fight. Luckily for him, his opponent is busy celebrating so he has plenty of time to recover, get back up and knock him the fuck out with one punch. As he walks off he sees a man in a military uniform and motions for them to follow him.

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The Crow series is a prime example of the sad but true happening of diminishing returns. While these are not 100% horror, they are often categorized as so and do contain a certain amount of horror elements. So if horror-adjacent is an issue, you’ve been warned. When it comes to the third entry in the series, well, it’s not exactly beloved. But it turns out it’s not the worst of the bunch, either. The Crow: Salvation (get it Here) didn’t do well upon release, didn’t exactly do well financially, and it’s not beloved by fans. Yet, something is interesting here, and it may be a lesson about filmmaking, timing, and taking risks.

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The Crow, Rupert Sanders’ reimagining of Alex Proyas’ 1994 cult classic, has found a place to roost.

The Crow will be the first major international production to film in the new Penzing Studios, a backlot recently opened in a former air force base in Penzing, 30 miles west of Munich, Germany. All virtual production on The Crow will be done at Penzing, with location shoots in Prague and Munich. The production will also carry out the majority of its digital asset creation and VFX work in Bavaria, Germany.

The Crow reboot stars Bill Skarsgard (who played Pennywise the Clown in the 2017 and 2019 It horror movies) in the titular role originally played by Brandon Lee, who was accidentally killed on set during the production of the first movie. Danny Huston co-stars.

Like the original, Sanders’ The Crow is also inspired by the 1989 James O’Barr comic, which...

Filmmaker Corin Hardy is still hoping that he will one day be given the opportunity to resurrect his long-gestating The Crow Remake. Hardy had been working on developing of a new entry in The Crow franchise for years, with Aquaman star Jason Momoa even attached to lead the project. Sadly, things ultimately fell apart and the reboot was shelved, but despite the struggle to get it off the ground, Hardy believes it could still happen someday.

"It's a story that I'm just in love with and wedded towards and I put three and a half, four years of life into and love and blood and sweat and tears, and I have a ton of materials, so I don't know whether one day ... I suppose I'm not really wanting to show them because I still believe there will be a Crow sometime, but we'll see. I do think both James O'Barr...

After a very long wait for genre fans, The Zombie King, a horror comedy movie starring former child stars Edward Furlong and Corey Feldman, is finally getting a DVD release in North America. Filmed in 2011 and originally released on DVD in Germany in 2013, the movie is directed by Aidan Belizaire. George McCluskey penned the script with a story by Jennifer Chippindale and Rebecca-Clare Evans. The DVD is set to release on May 4, 2021, and you can watch the official trailer below.

A logline for The Zombie King reads: "In an attempt to bring his wife back from the grave, an ordinary man turns to voodoo and summons Kaifu, the God of malevolence. He makes a pact to destroy the underworld and bring chaos to the Earth and in return, he will become "The Zombie King," walking the Earth for eternity with his deceased love. Now, with a town overrun by the...

Time and time again during this year’s pandemic, movie studios have had to make the best of a bad situation. HBO Max’s list of new releases for December 2020 comes along with the most extreme example yet.

WarnerMedia undoubtedly had big plans for Wonder Woman 1984 when it scheduled it for a holiday release last year. After moving it to the summer, however, the conglomerate had to delay its theatrical release time and time again. Now HBO Max is the lucky winner of the saga, as it gets to premiere the long-awaited sequel on its servers on Dec. 25.

While Wonder Woman 1984 is definitely the headline this month, there are some other intriguing streaming options for HBO Max in December. The month plays host to a whole host of high-powered documentaries like Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults (Dec. 3), Alabama Snake (Dec. 9), and the Tiger Woods documentary Tiger (Dec.

We’ve now got just a few days left of November, so it’s time to take a look ahead at everything that’s headed to the major streaming networks in December. As it’s Christmas, Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu and Prime Video have extra special hauls ready to gift to their subscribers this holiday season, with literally hundreds of new movies and TV shows dropping over the course of the month.

All the various sites – excepting Disney Plus – are serving up a ton of newly licensed films on December 1st. Netflix, for instance, is adding such classics as E.T., Little Nicky and the first three Jurassic Parks. Meanwhile, HBO Max is offering up The Shawshank Redemption, Shaun of the Dead and a bunch of Final Destinations, while Hulu and Prime Video, which share a lot of the same movies, are treating users to a host of iconic...

Just like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and Disney Plus, HBO Max is adding a ton of great new titles to give you some festive treats this holiday season. The Warner streaming service’s December haul isn’t necessarily full of Christmas content – there’s a lot of that already available – but there are definitely a ton of must-see films and TV shows on the lineup, so let’s take a look at the highlights.

December 1st brings a glut of newly licensed titles, including everything from horror prequel Annabelle: Creation to the original Westworld movie. In terms of franchises, you’ll be able to find a bunch of The Crown films, some Final Destinations and the whole Free Willy trilogy on the site next month. And if you’re looking to chow down on some of the best movies around, you won’t be disappointed. Just a few of the acclaimed...

It may finally be time for The Crow remake to get resurrected. For years, Hollywood has been trying to get a reboot of the franchise going, and they got alarmingly close with Aquaman star Jason Momoa and The Nun director Corin Hardy before the plug was unceremoniously pulled just ahead of production, with Sony later removing it entirely from their release calendar. Now, after nearly two years of silence in regards to the project, it looks like the reboot has once again entered development.

According to a new report from Bloody Disgusting, the project is back in development and is being retooled. Few details have been made available at this time, but it's expected that Davis Films, Highland Film Group and Electric Shadow, who had previously had a deal in place to finance and distribute the movie, are still involved. Whether or not Sony Pictures remains involved at all anymore...

The Crow is one of our favorite comic book movies of all time. A gritty supernatural revenge fantasy that takes place in Detroit on the night before Halloween, aka Devil's Night, the dark romance and gothic overtones were part of the magic, conjured most profoundly by the late Brandon Lee, who died during the production. Since the release of the 1994 original, we've gotten three subpar sequels and a short-lived TV series. But more intriguingly, there have been a number of starts, stops, and concepts for reboots, re-imaginings, and resurrections of Eric Draven. Here we'll take a look at The Crow movies we almost got.

The Crow was created by James O'Barr an orphan who was raised in institutional and foster care and a self-taught illustrator who loved Will Eisner's The Spirit. O'Barr enlisted in the Marines after his fianc&#233 was killed by a drunk driver. While stationed in Germany, he began to draw The Crow,...

Streaming channels specialist TV4 Entertainment has launched Concrete Club as an independent original content studio, Variety has learned exclusively.

The genre-based studio will develop, produce and distribute feature films and television series targeting underserved, global audiences for all screens. The new studio is touted as an extension of TV4 Entertainment’s portfolio of genre-based lifestyle, entertainment, and sports over-the-top streaming channels.

Concrete Club said Thursday it will create originals in the genres of existing and planned global streaming brands and use TV4 Entertainment’s channels as a development pipeline and guaranteed distribution for Concrete Club productions.

Concrete Club’s first theatrical release will be “Together,” opening June 15 at every Odeon Cinema across England, Scotland and Wales — making it one of the largest independent, self-distributed opening releases in U.K. history. Produced by TV4 Entertainment, the comedic drama was written and directed by Concrete Club’s studio head, Paul Duddridge.

“Together...

After years of delays, the long-awaited reboot of The Crow is finally moving forward, with production starting in early 2018. Jason Momoa is set to star as Eric Draven, under the direction of Corin Hardy, but filmmaker Alex Proyas, who directed the original 1994 adaptation of The Crow, doesn't think this should happen. The filmmaker recently took to social media to deliver an impassioned plea about why he thinks this Crow reboot should be shut down, since he thinks The Crow is still Brandon Lee's movie.

"I was privileged to know Brandon Lee, he was a young, immensely gifted actor with a great sense of humour and a bright future ahead of him. I was also privileged to have been able to call him a friend. Our working relationship as actor/director went beyond mere collaboration. We crafted a movie together which has touched many people. I did not take a...

From City of Angels to Stairway to Heaven, Alex Proyas’ cult horror flick The Crow inspired a smattering of sequels across screens big and small.

None of them were particularly memorable, of course, as they failed to capture the look and feel of their predecessor – not to mention the fact that the late Brandon Lee left some pretty big boots to fill. But that didn’t stem the tide, and in 2005, director Lance Mungia whipped together The Crow: Wicked Prayer, which is arguably the worst sequel of the lot.

But had things panned out differently, and Miramax green-lit James O’Barr’s original pitch, film fans may well have received a follow-up to The Crow that was worthy of the 1994 classic. As O’Barr tells Screen Geek, the proposed sequel would’ve taken things in a “completely different direction.”

My intention was to take it to a completely different direction.

How many actors have played Spider-Man? We've had more Spider-Man movies than there are Baldwin brothers, or Kardashian sisters. But so what? Everybody loves the friendly neighborhood webhead! It's been more than half a century since Amazing Fantasy #15 hit the stands and ever since Stan Lee and Steve Ditko gave us the kid who does whatever a spider can, Peter Parker's popularity has covered the world like a spider spinning its web. (Ugh sorry).

The wise cracking, hard working, hard luck hero is a young actor's dream. The number of guys who have wanted to get in that mask earned by Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland could fill a Spider-Verse movie packed with Miles Morales, Doc Ock, Spider-Gwen and every other comic version of the wall crawler. Here, we look at 10 Actors who were almost cast as Spider-Man. For whatever reason, they just didn't make it into that costume.

A few weeks ago, in anticipation of Guardians of the Galaxy's theatrical release, I wrote about the Curse of Tor Johnson, named after the old-school wrestler (and Ed Wood muse) who may have also been responsible for 50 years of terrible performances from professional wrestlers.

Since I wrote for WWE's Monday Night Raw for about six months, I wondered if the presence of Dave Bautista, a former champion, would jinx Guardians' box-office mojo. Three weeks into its theatrical run (and more than $175 million in receipts later), it's safe to say the Curse has been broken.

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Sarah digs into the post-Angel careers of David Boreanaz, Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker, Charisma Carpenter and more...

It’s been about a decade since the last episode of Angel, the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off series about the vampire with a soul, aired. The final episode of season five, Not Fade Away, first appeared on Us television screens on 19 May 2004. That seems simultaneously like a very long time ago, and not very long ago at all, because time is vast and human brains are small and fallible, but it’s safe to say that in TV years, it’s a pretty long goddamned time.

The men and women behind the characters we used to spend one night a week with have gone on to other things – some bigger and better, others kind of rubbish – and unless you’re a particularly obsessive superfan, you...