The Movie Remake I'd PROTEST!

[Tawmis]

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Bradley Cooper Eyes The Crow, in Remake of Tragic Brandon Lee Film

Interesting footsteps for Bradley Cooper to want to follow in.

A source confirms to E! News that the Limitless star is in talks to star in a remake of the 1994 revenge thriller The Crow, based on a cult-favorite comic book series but sadly far more notable for the fact that 28-year-old star Brandon Lee was killed during filming.

The story centers on a rock musician who is murdered along with his fiancée and, through supernatural forces, comes back to life to dispatch the evildoers in increasingly creative ways.

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later) is on board to direct.

A critical and box-office hit that featured some fierce performances, the 1994 original would have been a gut-wrencher even without the back story: Lee died on The Crow's North Carolina set in 1993 when a blank cartridge was fired in his direction and a piece of bullet somehow flew out along with it, hitting him in the abdomen. The fragment lodged in his spine and he died of his injuries at a nearby hospital.

Director Alex Proyas had to rewrite various scenes that hadn't been completed yet and had to ramp up the special effects to place Lee in the posthumously shot scenes.

Two uneventful sequels were made and, it goes without saying, we hope to not hear one word from the set of the remake until the entire movie is in the can.

[Tawmis]

It's good to see that most of the comments in the article feel as I do.

It's utterly insulting.

[Rath Darkblade]

I agree. I saw The Crow when it came out and was thoroughly impressed. The idea of remaking it makes me want to puke in my soup.

But hey - maybe that's the point. Maybe all that Bradley Whatshisname etc. want is some free publicity for their project.

Whatever their motive, if this film was ever made, I'd boycott it and urge all my friends and family to do the same.

[Datadog]

I don't have any nostalgic ties to this movie, but already I have a sick feeling that this is something Hollywood shouldn't touch.

[Rudy]

The idea of remaking it makes me want to puke in my soup.
But hey - maybe that's the point.

Bad soup?

No, I agree. It would be plain stupid to remake such a cult classic. It simply CAN'T be better than the 1993 original. Just comes to show how Hollywood is lacking inspiration.

[DeadPoolX]

I never liked The Crow, but I'm against it based on principle. This trend of remakes and reboots needs to stop.

[AndreaDraco]

I never liked The Crow [...]

Same here! Pheww... I thought I was the only one!

[Tawmis]

I never liked The Crow [...]

Same here! Pheww... I thought I was the only one!

Well there's always the misguided...

I absolutely loved The Crow. And not because Brandon Lee died, because when I originally saw it in the theater, I didn't have the interwebs, didn't watch the news, and had no idea Brandon Lee passed away during the filming of it because of a shrapnel that was still embedded in the gun when the powder triggered it off.

I think I originally loved the movie, because I'd like to think, this is what I would do - this is what would happen - if someone murdered my wife. That I'd come back for revenge upon those who had inflicted this.

To me, it's a great story of revenge, and true love.

It wasn't until a few months after that I discovered Brandon Lee died during the filming. That, admittedly, had some impact. But I already loved the movie by that point.

[DeadPoolX]

I absolutely loved The Crow. And not because Brandon Lee died

[Tawmis]

I absolutely loved The Crow. And not because Brandon Lee died

Well, what I meant was so many people like it because the main actor passed away so there's this sacred value to like it because someone gave their life up via a very tragic accident. (But yes, that could have been phrased/explained better!)

[Rudy]

Random thought: Imagine how much more popular Titanic would have become if Leonardo would accidentally have gotten chopped up by the propeller blade during one of the final scenes. From major to super blockbuster right there .

Ok... I'll shut up now...

[therogue]

::yawn:: yet another white dude action/revenge movie.

Hell, I actually like looking at Bradley Cooper, shame that most of his movies are utter shite and not in a fun way. (I do unironically love the A-Team movie. I know, I just do. =P)

[DeadPoolX]

Random thought: Imagine how much more popular Titanic would have become if Leonardo would accidentally have gotten chopped up by the propeller blade during one of the final scenes. From major to super blockbuster right there .

Ok... I'll shut up now...

Holy crap! That's what I've been saying!

This is my favorite scene: It's when the Titanic is splitting in two and a passenger smacks right into one of the rear engine propellers.

[Rudy]

Ok, sorry for being off-topic, but this is just too funny

[Rath Darkblade]

Random thought: Imagine how much more popular Titanic would have become if Leonardo would accidentally have gotten chopped up by the propeller blade during one of the final scenes. From major to super blockbuster right there .

Ok... I'll shut up now...

You mean like this?