‘The Crow’ reboot shares first look at Bill Skarsgård and FKA Twigs in iconic roles

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The Crow reboot, starring Bill Skarsgård and FKA Twigs, has revealed a series of first-look images.The photos see Skarsgård step into the role of goth rocker Eric Draven, with his version of the iconic character featuring plenty of black make-up, a mixture of unique tattoos, and a much shorter hairstyle than the original movie’s late star Brandon Lee, who lost his life through a tragic on-set accident during production.The upcoming remake is directed by Rupert Sanders (Snow White And The Huntsman, Ghost In The Shell), who told Vanity Fair that he considers the film a tribute to Lee’s memory, despite it being an entirely new take on the 1994 horror-revenge love story.

The original movie was based on the 1989 comic book series of the same name by James O’Barr.“Brandon was an original voice, and I think he will always be synonymous with The Crow and I hope he’s proud of what we’ve done and how we’ve brought the story back again.

His soul is very much alive in this film,” Sanders said, adding that Skarsgård brings a “disturbing beauty” to the role.“There’s a real fragility and beauty to his version of the Crow, and I think Bill feels like he is a successor to that.”Two additional images from the upcoming reboot tease Eric and Shelly’s (FKA Twigs) dark romance.

The first photo sees the pair cosying up by a camp fire, while the second shows the couple kissing through a thin white veil between them.“What drew me to this was the opportunity to make a dark romance, something that dealt with loss, grief, and the ethereal veil between life and death and reaching through that,” Sanders explained.