The Raven Reboot | Release date, casting and latest news

The film originally went into development in 2008 and has seen various big names, including Bradley Cooper and Jason Momoa, linked to the lead role of Eric Draven over the years, so fans are no doubt desperately hoping that it will be in the height. production process.

And these fans recently got their first look at the new film thanks to the release of a trailer, which introduced the new version of Eric and hinted at a lot of violence to come in the film.

“When someone dies, a raven carries their soul to the land of the dead,” we hear him say at one point. “But sometimes something so bad happens that the soul cannot rest. Until you correct the bad things.”

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After the 1994 original, a 1996 sequel, The Crow: City of Angels, followed, as did The Crow: Salvation in 2000 and The Crow: Wicked Prayer in 2005.

Ed Pressman, who produced the films, had wanted to bring a reboot of the franchise to the screen for years.

“The Raven has long held an important place in my life,” he said in a statement. “I believe Rupert’s vision and the script he developed with Zach [Baylin, co-writer] and our great partners will reach Crow’s fan base and invigorate a new generation with O’Barr’s story of eternal love and redemption.

“Rupert’s vision is full of pathos, and I can’t wait to see The Crow in action and on screen.”

Producer Molly Hassell added: “When Rupert approached us with his vision for the film, we immediately saw that this was a modern and exhilarating story for audiences, unlike anything we have experienced before. now in cinema. Bill Skarsgård and FKA Twigs are perfect for this vision.”

Read on for everything you need to know about The Crow reboot.

The Crow reboot release date

The Crow is currently scheduled for release on Friday June 7, 2024 – so only a few more months to wait.

The Crow Reboot Cast

There’s a lot to be excited about when it comes to the all-star cast of The Crow reboot.

Bill Skarsgård will star in the film as the title character, while Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter FKA Twigs will play the role of Skarsgård’s character’s fiancée, who seems set to have more intrigue in the new interpretation as the character in the film. original.

Although she is best known for her music career, FKA Twigs made her acting debut in the 2019 independent film Honey Boy.

Skarsgård, meanwhile, is best known for playing Pennywise in 2017’s It and its sequel. Most recently, he played Kro in the cast of Marvel’s Eternals.

Other stars set to play roles in the film include Isabella Wei (1899), Danny Huston (Yellowstone), Laura Birn (Foundation), Sami Bouajila (Terre et Sang) and Jordan Bolger (Peaky Blinders).

The Raven’s Plot

Based on the comic strip written and drawn by James O’Barr in the late 1980s, The Crow tells the story of Eric Draven, who is resurrected by a crow and given another chance to confront his and his girlfriend’s killer – and sets out on an unstoppable path to revenge..

“The Crow is beautiful, dark, poetic and sometimes disturbing,” director Sanders said in a statement. “It’s a story of love, loss, heartbreak and revenge. It’s a great honor to revisit James O’Barr’s iconic comic strip and reimagine The Crow as a disturbing voice for today .”

The official synopsis for the new version reads: “Soulmates Eric Draven (Skarsgård) and Shelly Webster (FKA Twigs) are brutally murdered when demons from his dark past catch up with them.

“Given the chance to save his true love by sacrificing himself, Eric sets out to take merciless revenge on their killers, crossing the world of the living and the dead to make things right.”

Is there a trailer for The Crow reboot?

Yes – the first trailer for the new version was released on Thursday, March 14, 2024. You can watch it in full below to get a taste of what’s to come when the film arrives this summer.

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