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So You're Him, Huh? The Avenger. The Killer Of Killers

By TK | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (17)

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The upcoming remake of The Crow is one of the most bizarre combinations of movie insanity you’re likely to ever hear of. For every somewhat cool thing you read about it, there’s an equally disappointing item to balance that out.

For example:

It’s being directed by Stephen Norrington, who directed Blade (good) and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (extraordinarily bad)

It’s being written, or rewritten by, of all people, Nick Cave (of The Bad Seeds). Very good.

Producer Edward Pressman once likened the crow itself, the main character’s spirit creature of sorts, to Godzilla (bad, possibly bugfuck insane).

And now, apparently they’ve offered the part to Mark Wahlberg (whaaa?)

I have to say, if you asked me to compile a list of actors I’d think were right for the part, Wahlberg wouldn’t be at the top. Or the bottom. He wouldn’t be on the list at all. Not because he’s a bad actor — far from it. Just because it’s so far afield from what he usually does that it would never have even crossed my mind.

As to whether or not he’ll accept, I have no idea. Wahlberg’s kind of a weird actor — he picks some brilliant projects (The Departed, Boogie Nights), some more lightweight affairs (The Italian Job, Invincible), and some absolute junk (Max Payne, Planet Of The Apes). So who the hell knows.

But just because I can’t picture him in it, doesn’t mean he couldn’t do it. It is an unusual choice though. Of course, this is very early in the film’s development, so it’s very possible, if not likely, that this will go nowhere. Irregahdless, what say you?

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Comments

So...he's going to be a whiny bitchy Crow that speaks in a monotone?

Posted by: DeistBrawler at October 20, 2010 11:01 AM

Well, he's the guy doing his fucking job. Which one are you?

Posted by: Kballs at October 20, 2010 11:03 AM

Wha?!? That's some wierd shit. The original was awesome, the sequel a boring re-tread, and the third a surprisingly entertaining film; but Mark Wahlberg? Godzilla? WTF?

Posted by: Ender at October 20, 2010 11:06 AM

Brainstorm: make The Crow female and cast Milla Jovavich. Guaranteed $80 million opening weekend.

Posted by: Robert at October 20, 2010 11:07 AM

Hi, um, I'm going to kill you now to avenge those who couldn't defend themselves and like punish you for your misdeeds and um sins. When you get to Hell, say hi to your mother for me.

Posted by: Rubble44 at October 20, 2010 11:08 AM

Robert: Yes.

Posted by: Dustin Rowles at October 20, 2010 11:12 AM

I'll see that "Yes" and raise it an "AMEN!"

Posted by: Drake at October 20, 2010 11:54 AM

If he can lose the Boston accent, I think he'll be good. In any case, who cares? He'll look great in leather.

Posted by: Natalie at October 20, 2010 11:59 AM

I agree with the female Crow idea, just not the casting. If I want to watch a woman have no reaction to the events around her, I can watch bad porn.

Posted by: bignick at October 20, 2010 1:20 PM

If I wanted to watch a remake of a horror/action film where the protagonist is described as "like Godzilla" with an expressive intelligent actor, I'd slap myself for assuming Hollywood gives a fuck about acting in this kind of film.

Posted by: Robert at October 20, 2010 2:19 PM

Robert, I don't know if we've ever agreed on anything before this, but this idea? This idea is much good.

Posted by: Xtreme at October 20, 2010 2:33 PM

...cities burn, people die, but shitty casting choices are forever.

Posted by: TylerDFC at October 20, 2010 3:40 PM

I've commented on my continued (yet grudging) respect for Wahlberg: after basically 'playing' himself with the attendant bug-up-his-ass temper that hardly showed much promise in 'Fear' w/ Reese Witherspoon, his raw 'Boogie Nights' performance simply blew me away, and I've been cutting him slack ever since.

But this casting idea doesn't begin to come close to the really stupendous fuck-upped ideas that became reality-

I give you Michael Keaton in 'Batman', George Clooney / 'Batman & Rob**in'; Michael Chiklis / 'Wired' (Belushi); Jim Carrey / 'Man In the Moon' (Andy Kaufman); Jack Nicholson / 'Hoffa'; Al Pacino / 'Revolution' (a Civil War soldier - ??); John Wayne / Genghis Khan in some 50's film..

I'm sure there are (too) many more for me to come up with now.

**When I tried to type 'Robin', I actually typed 'Ronin' by mistake, so I asterisked it, because - hell, what about a 'Batman and Ronin' team-up?

That would totally rock

Posted by: Bill (Formerly Bill) at October 20, 2010 8:42 PM

And yet Jim Carey totally pulled it off... so we've got some hope... ?

Posted by: Ender at October 21, 2010 8:09 AM

Now this is gonna piss off the fan-boys.

Posted by: Mark at October 25, 2010 12:06 AM

I don't have a problem with Marky Mark playing Crow but why does MM have to be in every frivkin' movie nowadays?

Why not remake Teen Wolf with Zac Efron
which makes more sense, and MM can play the bullies older brother who hangs out after school at the gym everyday ba'cause he never graduated from high school.

Since you are remaking The Crow then why not Remake another perfect movie as well like Enter the Dragon but we would call it Enter the Dragon: The Musical starring Zac Afron too.

I agree with earlier post, we need a female Crow more along the lines of Natalie Portman??
I hear she is good!!

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