The impact of the 2023 actor and writer strikes in Hollywood is still being felt in 2024 as many big productions face significant delays.
However, there are still some major, highly-anticipated movies that will be released this year, including The Crow.
Directed by Alex Proyas and starring Brandon Lee, the original told the story of a young musician who is resurrected to take revenge on the gang who murdered him and his fiance.
The production of the original was overshadowed by the tragic death of Lee, who was fatally wounded by a prop gun during filming. The actor had finished most of his scenes before his death, and so the movie was completely using script rewrites, digital effects and stunt doubles.
It spawned a franchise that included the movies The Crow: City of Angels, The Crow: Salvation and The Crow: Wicked Prayer as well as the television series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven.
In 2022, an announcement confirmed that the series would receive a reboot.
What is the plot of The Crow?
It is a remake of the 1994 movie, which had the premise:
'Eric Draven and his fiancee are brutally murdered. When he mysteriously returns from the dead with the help of a crow, it begins to guide him to his killers.'
We got our first look at Erik in the promo picture below:
The Crow cast
The Crow stars Bill Skarsgård, FKA Twigs, Isabella Wei, Danny Huston, Laura Birn, Sami Bouajila and Jordan Bolger.
The Crow trailer
The Crow is an anti-Marvel movie
The Crow has elements of the superhero genre, but producer Sam Pressman, whose father produced the original, has described it as anti-Marvel.
“The Crow has been a very central and integral part of our company and I’m really proud of the progress and the work that has been done,” he told Deadline.