On August 23, the premiere of the remake of the thriller “The Crow” starring Bill Skarsgård took place. The film collected $4.6 million (420.2 million rubles) at the box office abroad. Note.) despite the film’s production budget being $50 million (4.56 billion rubles -) for its first weekend Note.Film critics deemed it a major failure.
The original film’s director, Alex Proyas, was initially skeptical about the remake’s release. When he learned the amount the new “Raven” had raised, he couldn’t keep quiet. “I thought the remake was a cynical attempt to make money. Apparently there’s not that much money there,” the director quipped on his personal blog.
Proyas’s sarcastic comments did not end there. The director reposted several reviews of The Crow, one of which called the film “the worst movie ever.” “The review we’ve all been waiting for. This is a bit like flogging a dead horse, so I think I’ll leave it at that. Until another funny situation arises!” – Alex spoke up and suggested that the creators of the project give a master class on how not to make a movie.
Let us remind you that the director of the new “Crow”, Rupert Sanders, previously requested that his film not be called a “remake.” The director claims that he is filming an adaptation of a comic book and is not trying to repeat the cult film.
By the way, the fantasy action movie collected 86.2 million rubles in its first weekend at the Russian box office, becoming the third highest-grossing film among foreign releases in 2024. We invite you to read our review of The Crow.
Source: People Talk
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