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‘The Crow’ Remake No Longer Has Jack Huston
Just a few hours ago, we posted that actor Forest Whitaker was in negotiations to play a role in the upcoming remake of The Crow. However, some bad news has befallen the production as Jack Huston, who was supposed to play the main character Eric Draven, has dropped out of the film.
Director Corin Hardy told Variety:
“Jack Huston is unfortunately unavailable to continue with us on ‘The Crow.’
‘The Crow’ is an amazing project, and I am grateful that we have the time and patience to get it right. We look forward to unveiling our new lead and starting to film over the next several weeks.”
The site adds that Relativity Studios is eyeing Nicholas Hoult (Warm Bodies, Mad Max, X-Men) and Unbroken‘s Jack O’Connell, among others, as possible replacements.
The studio also commented on the situation, saying:
“Jack is a remarkably gifted actor, and we look forward to working with him in the future. Corin Hardy has a tremendous vision for ‘The Crow,’ and we are working closely with him to continue prepping the movie and supporting him as he brings his vision to the big screen.”
It’s yet another blow to the film, which has been in the works for several years.
The classic murder-mystery game Clue is headed back to screens both big and small, with Variety reporting this week that Sony is planning potential film and television adaptations.
Variety reports, “Hasbro Entertainment has closed a deal with Sony‘s TriStar Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for the film and TV rights for the beloved board game.”
“Sony is the perfect partner to adapt a property as culturally impactful and mystery-defining as ‘Clue,’” said Hasbro’s Zev Foreman and Gabriel Marano. “Nicole Brown, Katherine Pope, and their teams are tremendous creative collaborators and ideal partners to help us figure out after 75 years if it was Colonel Mustard in the conservatory with the candlestick.”
Clue was created way back in 1943 by Anthony E. Pratt, and the board game was of course notably turned into a feature film starring Tim Curry in 1985 and a mini-series in 2011.
Ryan Reynolds had more recently been attached to star in a remake for 20th Century Studios, while Fox Entertainment had been developing an animated series a few years back.
You can learn all about the making of the original Clue film in Who Done It: The Clue Documentary, which is now streaming on the Bloody Disgusting-powered SCREAMBOX!
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