With a rumoured production budget of $50 million, Lionsgate’s version of “The Crow” opened to $4.6 million, making it a box office failure. The director of the first “The Crow” adaption in 1994, Alex Proyas, is one individual who isn’t very concerned about the situation. Since his actor Brandon Lee was slain on the production floor of the first film, Proyas has long opposed the remake. He has been gloating over the reboot’s box office failure on his Facebook page. “I thought the remake was a cynical cash-grab. Not much cash to grab it seems,” Proyas remarked regarding the new movie’s flop at the box office.
Additionally, the director has been posting unfavourable comments about the revival of the movie. Proyas responded to a review that dubbed the “The Crow” reboot “the worst movie of the year” with, “The review we’ve all been waiting for. It’s a bit like flogging a dead horse now so I think I’ll stop after this…until another funny one comes along.”
Since the release of the movie’s teaser in March, Proyas has been sceptical of the “The Crow” revival, contending that Brandon Lee should be the only person whose reputation is preserved and should not be tarnished by a reboot. Bill Skarsgard, star of “It” and “John Wick: Chapter 4,” plays the primary protagonist in the remake.
Proyas commented on the detrimental responses on the reboot’s trailer on social media in March, saying, “I really don’t get any joy from seeing negativity about any fellow filmmakers work. “And I’m certain the cast and crew really had all good intentions, as we all do on any film. So it pains me to say any more on this topic, but I think the fan’s response speaks volumes. ‘The Crow’ is not just a movie. Brandon Lee died making it, and it was finished as a testament to his lost brilliance and tragic loss. It is his legacy. That’s how it should remain.”