The Crow is a 2024 gothic supernatural superhero film serving as a reboot and the fifth installment overall in The Crow film series based on the 1989 comic book series by James O'Barr. It was directed by Rupert Sanders from a screenplay by Zach Baylin and William Schneider. A co-production between France, the United States and the United Kingdom, the film stars Bill Skarsgård as Eric / The Crow, a man who is resurrected to avenge the deaths of himself and his girlfriend, played by FKA Twigs.
The setup: Eric, an addict with a troubled childhood, struggles with life and nightmares at a rehabilitation center. Shelly, a musician with similar issues, receives a video on her cell phone from her friend Zadie that incriminates Vincent Roeg, a crime lord posing as a musical aristocrat. Choosing to save the video, despite knowing that possessing it would lead to her death, Shelly attempts to go into hiding but is immediately pursued by Roeg's henchmen.
- Release
- August 22, 2024
- Director
- Rupert Sanders
- Starring
- Sami Bouajila, Josette Simon, Danny Huston, Bill Skarsgård, FKA twigs, Laura Birn
- Genre
- Vigilante, Thriller, Neo-noir, Romance
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