Director of original ‘The Crow’ disavows reboot

The Crow, Brandon Lee, 1994

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Over the years, director Alex Proyas has maintained his 1994 feature film the crow The film should not be rebooted out of respect for Brandon Lee, its star, who died in an accident during filming. Now, after years of development, A the crow The reboot is already ready for release, and Proyas is once again voicing his concerns.

“I really take no joy in seeing negativity in the work of any of my fellow filmmakers. I’m sure the cast and crew had good intentions, as we all do in any film.” So it pains me to say more about this, but I think The fan response speaks volumes,” Proyas wrote on Facebook on Monday, with a link to an article pointing to that the crow The reboot trailer received many dislikes on YouTube. “The Crow is not just a movie. Brandon Lee died while making it, and it is finished as a testament to his lost brilliance and tragic loss. It is his legacy. That is how it should remain.”

Proyas previously explained this topic at greater length in 2017, when star Jason Momoa was set to star in the reboot. “I finished the film for Brandon — and I struggle with the grief, along with the tremendously supportive cast and crew who all loved Brandon, to complete it in his absence,” Proyas wrote. We were imbued with the strength of Brandon’s spirit and inspiration. “Not only is Brandon’s incredible work as an actor and filmmaker, but as a man whose humanity touched our hearts.”

Lee, Bruce Lee’s son, was shot and killed on set in 1993 at the age of 28. Rupert Sanders, director of the new film the crowpreviously noted that he hoped his film would serve as a tribute to Lee.

“Brandon had an original voice and I think he will always be synonymous with it the crow And I hope he’s proud of what we did and how we brought the story back together. His spirit is so alive in this movie. “There’s a real fragility and beauty to his version of the Crow, and I think Bill feels like a successor to that,” Sanders said. Vanity gallery In an article published last month.

Lionsgate is in the back the crowwhich is scheduled to be released on June 7. the crow The film is based on James O’Barr’s comic strip, which first appeared in 1989, and tells the story of a man who is murdered along with his fiancée, only to be resurrected to seek revenge. Several sequels to the 1994 film followed, including The Raven: City of Angels (1996), Crow: Salvation (2000) and Crow: Evil Prayer (2005).