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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.
Filming is underway on The Invisible Man director Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man for Universal and Blumhouse, which will be howling its way into theaters on January 17, 2025.
Deadline reports that Matilda Firth (Disenchanted) is the latest actor to sign on, joining Christopher Abbott (Poor Things), Julia Garner (The Royal Hotel), and Sam Jaeger.
The project will mark Whannell’s second monster movie and fourth directing collaboration with Blumhouse Productions (The Invisible Man, Upgrade, Insidious: Chapter 3).
Wolf Man stars Christopher Abbott as a man whose family is being terrorized by a lethal predator.
Writers include Whannell & Corbett Tuck as well as Lauren Schuker Blum & Rebecca Angelo.
Jason Blum is producing the film. Ryan Gosling, Ken Kao, Bea Sequeira, Mel Turner and Whannell are executive producers. Wolf Man is a Blumhouse and Motel Movies production.
In the wake of the failed Dark Universe, Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man has been the only real success story for the Universal Monsters brand, which has been struggling with recent box office flops including the comedic Renfield and period horror movie The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Giving him the keys to the castle once more seems like a wise idea, to say the least.
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