Tom Hiddleston In Talks For Lead Role In ‘The Crow’

We’ve heard plenty of rumors regarding the lead role in Relativity’s upcoming remake of The Crow. There’s now official word that actor Tom Hiddleston is in talks to star as Eric Draven, the role made famous in Alex Proyas 1994 cult classic by Brandon Lee, in F. Javier Gutiérrez’s (Before The Fall) remake/re-imagining of the film based of the comic series by James O’Barr. Draven is a resurrected murder victim who rises from the grave a year after his death in order to exact revenge on the thugs who murdered both him and his fiance.

The script for the film was written by Cliff Dorman (Warrior) and is scheduled to go into production this fall. Hiddleston has met with the producers of the film and even sent them a make-up test for that he did on his own in London. The actor will undergo a professional make-up test in the next few days for the film to see if he has the right look for the role.

Source: The Wrap