I've been semi-following this as it develops, and the more I hear about it, the more dismayed I become. Don't get me wrong, some remakes can actually be good, perhaps even surpass the original...but this is just a train wreck. This is one movie I feel should just be left alone.

At first, just the whole rewrite concept upset me:

"So why remake The Crow? Norrington says he has a completely new take on the character. While Alex Proyas’ original 1994 film was “gloriously gothic and stylized” Norrington describes his take as “realistic, hard-edged and mysterious, almost documentary-style.” While I’ve never understood the point of a reboot which is too faithful to the original, I’m not sure that dropping The Crow’s goth style is the way to proceed with this reinvention. Wasn’t that largely the whole appeal of Proyas’ film?"

From: http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/12/14.....make-the-crow/

Norrington's version of The Crow:

"The setting is the southwest — the Mexico/Arizona area — and an urban [setting], Detroit or Pittsburgh or something like that…There are two locations that the film is set. Its initial platform is in the southwest and then it moves to the big city in the north, middle or eastern America, and then back.

The Crow itself is a creature in this movie — it’s not just a bird…It’s got a personality and a character. Not like Godzilla exactly, but it’s very different [and has] a more active role in the story."

From: http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/06/02.....eboot-details/


What?!?

Then I read today that Norrington has been dropped.

http://www.hollywood.com/news/Direc.....Remake/7722997

Well, that must be good news, right? Heh.

"Rumors emerged earlier this week that Mark Wahlberg was the unnamed actor who signed on for the remake."



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