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Incarnations of the Crow
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This info comes from Eonmagazine.com---As for SALVATION, the first CROW movie not connected in plot or
character to the original 1994 CROW movie staring Brandon Lee, the
story concerns new Crow Alex Corvis, played by Eric Mabius, wrongly
accused, convicted and executed for the murder of his girlfriend. He
returns to Earth as the Crow to discover the real killer, and mend
things with his girlfriend's sister, Kirsten Dunst, who blames him for
her killing.
"I really believe this is part of the expanding universe," Most said.
"We've really touched upon things with Mabius' character Alex Corvis
and the other actors involved, particularly Kirsten Dunst and her
coming of age story that parallels the mythic story of a character
needing to overcome things from the past. We're trying to make these
stories vital and passionate and involving."
As for Dunst, her role in this story (which
CROW creator O'Barr reportedly said was
the best incarnation yet) brings her into a
world she has some, but not much, familiarity
with. "I saw the first CROW but not the
second," says Dunst. " I'm more familiar with
it now. I think it's so set apart from, but also
very like the first one, with the love story and it
is a thriller. It's such a beautiful story. I thought
it was smart of me to pick this, a role where
the character matures."
Most was quick to assure those gathered at the Con, and reporters
afterwards, that this movie paid tribute to O'Barr's passionate creation.
"He loved the film," says Most, referring to the comic book mastermind
who created THE CROW after the brutal murder of the woman he
loved.
"We look to James as our touchstone for not
only an approval but for his great instincts.
We bring James the script as it's developed
and involve him in all aspects of our plans.
When he gets to see a Crow film and is just
ear-to-ear smiles and tells us he loved it we're
feeling like we're doing our jobs right. It was
great to hear James. He really does think this
is a tremendous film. He really likes how we
reinvented the storytelling of it so that it
doesn't play the same beats as the previous
two Crow films. It's much more of a mystery.
There's many more levels of emotion going
on in this film and he was really appreciative
of that."
THE CROW: SALVATION, also staring Fred
Ward and Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, will be out in
March 2000.
Salvation merchandise info when available
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
Info from same article--For a character who gains his powers from
being dead, things are very much alive for
THE CROW franchise. THE CROW:
SALVATION hits theaters next March and
the nearly canceled syndicated TV series,
THE CROW: STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
looks like it's headed for resurrection
sometime in the near future.
At San Diego's Comic Con last weekend,
SALVATION stars Kirsten Dunst and Eric
Mabius joined CROW producer Jeff Most,
in a discussion about the third CROW
movie and the potential return of the show.
While revealing the reasons for the cancellation of STAIRWAY
had more to do with Hollywood mergers than ratings, Most was
adamant that he expected James O'Barr's comic phoneme to
return to the small screen in the fall of 2000.
"We just did extremely well in our first season," he said. "We were
the number three rated new show in syndication. We became a
victim of the Polygram/Universal merger. We were a Polygram TV
show and Universal decided, since they got out of the television
business for the most part, that we could have the show back. And
we're actually in the midst of arranging financing and distribution
for the TV show. We're planning to be back on the air as quickly
as possible and back in production as early as the fall."
That means Mark Dacascos as crow Eric
Draven will return along with his love
Sabine Karsenti (as one time Draven
girlfriend Shelly Webster) could be picking
up where they left off when Universal
canned the show in May.
"The universe of THE CROW is something
for us that can be enlarged," said Most.
"We really find that there's a story at its
heart that really moves people. That's a
reason we continue on with it. It's extremely
satisfying to delve into different story
arenas and mediums. We can tell CROW
stories in different regions and eras. We're
going to continue the story of Eric Draven
[the TV incarnation] whose character was
so heartfelt and liked the world over. We
did incredibly well in 59 countries. We will
be announcing in the next couple of months a new financier and
distributor. It will be the same show." -- ISSUE 19.2 AUGUST 20, 1999
