With director Stephen
Norrington's reboot of The Crow reported to
begin principle photography shortly, Edward Pressman, who produced the previous Crow installments, has commented on the developing film. "Norrington's screenplay is finished and, apparently terrific".
"We've got an offer out to a major actor and things are moving
ahead very aggressively, with the aim of doing the film this year,"
Pressman revealed that the film's setting will diverge from the
original vision of The Crow, although it will still draw from the
gritty city elements of the original.
"The setting is the southwest — the Mexico/Arizona area — and an
urban [setting], Detroit or Pittsburgh or something like that," he
described. "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."
That sandwich of settings is part of what distinguishes this Crow from previous visions, as is Norrington's treatment of the Crow mythology. "The Crow itself is a creature in this movie — it's not just a
bird," said the producer. "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."
If nothing else, Norrington's vision of The Crow is different from
what fans are used to.
"Obviously it's a different time and a different idea, but I think
Stephen is a very talented fellow and I'm very excited to work with
him," said Pressman. "I think it's a very different conception [than the
original film]. After the first 'Crow,' there were so many other films
that were inspired by it, by its look. Steve is an artist himself, and
he's created a very different visual idea."
