Tag: Eric Draven

Luke Evans is ‘The Crow’

by Derek Kraneveldt

The Crow has found its lead, and (surprisingly) it isn’t one of the actors we’ve heard rumoured over the past few months.

Nope, it’s not James McAvoy. It isn’t Tom Hiddleston either. Eric Draven will be played by Luke Evans.

Evans

Evans is is slowly becoming a household name. Currently best know for his roles in The Three Musketeers, Immortals, and The Raven, he also plays the villain in Fast and Furious 6, and will also appear in the anticipated second and third chapters of The Hobbit.

Little else is known about The Crow remake at this point. The film will be directed by F. Javier Gutiérrez and is set to begin production in early 2014. What do you think of this casting choice?

Source: Deadline

James McAvoy Up For The Lead In ‘The Crow’ Remake?

by Shawn Madden

It’s been a bit since we’ve heard any news regarding Relativity’s new adaptation of James O’Barr’s The Crow. The film, which has F. Javier Gutierrez attached to direct and Jesse Wigutow writing the script, has had several names rumored to be attached to the lead role of Eric Draven. We’ve heard that Bradley Cooper was once attached to star and both Mark Wahlberg and Channing Tatum were both considered as candidates. Now, there’s another actor linked to the film’s lead role.

 

Actor James McAvoy

 

James McAvoy (X-Men: First Class) is said to be currently circling the role of Eric Draven (who was played by Brandon Lee in the original film), who is “brutally murdered [and] comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancée’s murder.” The only problem apparently is that McAvoy’s commitment to X-Men: Days Of Future Past, which starts shooting in a few months, may keep him from taking the role in the remake.

 

Source: Bloody Disgusting