Just a day after learning that Corin Hardy would be taking over directing duties on THE CROW reboot after previously announced director F. Javier Gutiérrez had dropped out to helm the next installment in THE RING franchise, we're now learning that Luke Evans could also be stepping away from the production.
Den of Geek chatted with Evans recently and asked him about the long mooted reboot of THE CROW and if it was still progressing. Evans said the following:
"It’s not, no. No at the minute The Crow is not, not for me, I think it’s a little… I mean I’m sure it’s going to go ahead at some point, but I have other projects that are greenlit and ready to go and projects that I’m very interested in and you know, I can’t wait much longer! [laughs]"
Evans has been extremely busy as of late and it's no surprise his schedule is filling up. With the reboot of THE CROW taking so long to get going it could mean that the actor will not be available to take on the role, which would be a real shame as he has been very enthusiastic about the film.
THE CROW, which was first brought to the screen by director Alex Proyas and the late actor Brandon Lee, is about a murdered man who comes back for revenge. Pretty simple, this one.
THE CROW is slated for a spring production start with a script by Cliff Dorfman. Gutierrez will be exec producer and O’Barr a consultant. Joining Pressman as producers are Kevin Misher, Relativity’s Ryan Kavanaugh, Jeff Most (who produced the original with Pressman), and Jeff Waxman. Tucker Tooley, Bob and Harvey Weinstein and Dan Farah are exec producers.