There’s something a little triggering about this trailer, based on a comic book from the last millenium, and a remake of a movie that got Brandon Lee killed just as his career was taking off.
“The Crowe” (1994) has long been a cult film, perhaps a bit overwhelmed by its “lore,” perhaps not good enough to merit its reputation otherwise.
That’s the best kind of movie to remake, one that didn’t quite get there the last time around. The on-set death of Lee, the son of Bruce Lee, cast a shadow over the picture that threatened its initial release. Lots of creative editing made it play.
The circumstances of that accident — a non-union shoot in Wilmington, N.C., are very similar to the “Rust” situation which led to a cinematographer’s death, a big civil settlement and now an impending criminal trial involving the actor who pulling the trigger on an on-set gun that he didn’t know had live rounds in it.
Lee was just 32 when he was killed by “negligence” 31 years ago this March 31st.
I was working at an N.C. newspaper when that happened, and I’ll never forget the sound of veteran producer Edward R. Pressman breaking down on the phone when we talked about the accident and the original Aled Proyas film as it was coming out. People involved with that film aren’t happy that it is being remade, but that’s showbiz.
The trailer looks moody, trippy and grim, which is apt in pretty much every way you can imagine.
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