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A Dark And Grim Force Set Sail

By TK | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (18)

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We’re going to need to create a new file for this one. Let’s file it under: What the fuck? Maybe awesome, definitely insane.

I’ve been lamenting the remake/reboot/what-the-fuck-ever of The Crow for some time now. While it has spawned a legion of horrendous films and an even more horrendous television show, the original Brandon Lee film is still one of my favorite comic book movies of all time. So when it was announced that Stephen Norrington was developing a new film, I was less than enthused, given his less-than-stellar track record (Blade = good. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen = apocalyptically bad).

Now? Now I don’t know what to think.

Because the news broke recently that producer Edward Pressman has brought on a new writer. And that writer is none other than Nick Cave. Yes, Murder Ballads and The Boatman’s Call Nick Cave, of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Cave is unquestionably one of the most remarkable composers and musicians of my generation, and is also a pretty damn prolific writer. He’s worked on several soundtracks, and was once even charged (by Russell Crowe, no less) with writing a sequel to Gladiator, which was from all accounts one of the most balls-out fucking surreal and whackadoo scripts ever committed to paper. Seriously — it involved gods and monsters and themes of deism versus monotheism, time travel, immortality, and ends with Spartacus as a CIA operative. I shit you not. He also wrote the screenplay to John HIllcoat’s 2005 film The Proposition, which, if you haven’t seen it, well, you should.

So what to make of this? I’ll say this about Norrington — he did a surprisingly good job with Blade, which was written by David Goyer (who worked on both Nolan Batman films, as well as Dark City. And a piss-poor job with Gentlemen, which was written by James Robinson (who wrote… um… Cyber Bandits). So perhaps a solid writer is the key to Norrington’s success. If that’s the case, we might have a winner on our hands. Might.

Either way, I’m suddenly fascinated by this project.









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Comments

You can't go wrong with Nick Cave. That's all I have to say about this.

Posted by: PaddyDog at July 28, 2010 10:38 AM

Nick Cave is a goddamned national treasure.

Posted by: Chugga at July 28, 2010 10:44 AM

Good news, James Morrison is also known for writing some of the worst comics ever read by humans. And still getting hired for big jobs.

Posted by: bathoz at July 28, 2010 10:49 AM

I hated the film version of The Crow. They took a poetic tale about loss and revenge and turned it into an action movie. Also, that child actress was awful.

Posted by: Babypants at July 28, 2010 11:06 AM

Do you mean James Robinson? I thought everyone liked Starman.

I don't buy the Cave hype. The script for The Proposition was pretty corny, really. It's the cinematography and relatively original setting that made it into a passable film.

Posted by: Durphus at July 28, 2010 11:10 AM

I'd definitely be interested in a Nick Cave rendition of the story. He's quite an amazing writer. I have his novel "And the Ass Saw the Angel" which I recommend to anyone who's a fan. It's a very WTF type of story written quite eloquently.

Posted by: Danielle Lilly at July 28, 2010 11:13 AM

I feel cautiously optimistic about this. I've liked both of Cave's books (even reviewed Bunny Munro for Cannonball); have enjoyed his music for ever (ahh that voice!) and just saw The Proposition for the first time, which I liked very much and will probably watch again. Nick Cave isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I think he might bring some good ideas to a Crow reboot. Or, he will write something un-filmable...

Posted by: Mrs Smith at July 28, 2010 11:23 AM

If they can manage to keep from shitting on Brandon Lee's grave, I'd be grateful. The track record thus far is not good, but I retain hope.

Posted by: Reba at July 28, 2010 11:24 AM

I really liked The Crow, so hopefully this one is good too. Nick Cave certainly helps. Now, I'm not sure WHY they felt the need to remake it, but that can be said about a lot of things.

Posted by: Sara at July 28, 2010 1:57 PM

This could be really fucking good, I love Nick Cave and he's perfect for a story like this. If he also does the soundtrack I'm sold.

Posted by: Steph at July 28, 2010 7:37 PM

Stick to the source material. Shelly is supposed to be Lita Ford in a white tanktop, Eric is supposed to listen to The Doors, and the annoying little girl is supposed to be Delerium in small doses, maybe with puppy eyes.

Don't all Hot Topic it up.

Posted by: lawnjart at July 28, 2010 9:33 PM

I once got into Nick Cave's mind, and

Posted by: sailboat at July 28, 2010 10:10 PM

... really it's kind of suprising this hasn't happend earlier. It seems so perfect.

Posted by: ben at July 28, 2010 10:59 PM

Eh, The Crow sucked anyway.

Posted by: HappyGobo at July 30, 2010 11:26 PM

Nick Cave shitting on Brandon Lee's grave? Interesting.

Like if Aretha Franklin shat on Britney Spears' grave.

Like if Daniel Day-Lewis shat on Don Knotts' grave.

Like if John Goodman shat on Tom Arnold's grave.

Fanboy, please.

Posted by: Stacy D at July 31, 2010 4:51 PM

Stacy, I wasn't referring to the writing. Hell, the writing on the first movie sucked. I was referring to the dreadful sequels where they tried to cast someone who would be like Brandon Lee but never succeeded. I have full faith in Nick Cave's ability to write something great and/or batshit crazy.

Also, I'm a chick. And I used to hang out with Brandon Lee, which makes me a little sensitive about the whole dead thing.

Posted by: Reba at August 1, 2010 5:14 PM

If this nick cave guy fucks up and insults Brandon Lee in any way he can go fuck him self to tell you the truth I think James O'Barr the acutall creator of the crow graphic novel should write the script

Posted by: Corey James at August 7, 2010 10:47 PM

Nick cave couldn't fuck up a broken bottle. At the very least this will be an exciting time. Well done Pajiba... good anticipatory write up.

Posted by: mick goode at October 3, 2010 8:09 AM