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The Crow release date: When Bill Skarsgard's long-awaited reboot is swooping into cinemas
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Goths of the world, rejoice! After years in development, the reboot of The Crow franchise is headed to cinemas this summer. Following multiple shifts in its release date from Lionsgate, The Crow reboot staring Bill Skarsgård is finally set to hit cinemas in August 2024.
The Crow has been in development since 2008, with multiple directors and stars attached to the project before Rupert Sanders stepped in behind the camera while Bill Skarsgård, best known for playing Pennywise in the recent It franchise, would be stepping into the role of the vengeful Eric Draven. After close to 16 years in development, The Crow will finally be released in cinemas on August 23, 2024.
Just like the titular character, the franchise is looking to return from the dead with this latest entry. Previously attached to star in the reboot were Jason Mamao, Bradley Cooper, Luke Evans, and Jack Huston while Sanders is at least the fifth director to be reportedly involved in the project. Initially, this film was meant to be a grittier, more grounded approach to James O’Barr’s original comic book, and the recent trailer certainly delivers on that promise. It is brutal and offers plenty of visceral action throughout.
The legacy of the franchise is almost as complicated as the film’s journey to cinemas. Brandon Lee, who starred in the 1994 original film, famously died during filming when a prop gun accidentally fired a piece of a bullet at him. That movie went on to achieve cult status and became a sleeper hit, something that none of the subsequent sequels were able to achieve.
We’ll have to wait until August 23, 2024 to see if The Crow can pick up where its predecessor left off 30 years earlier.
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