Just last week we learned that the planned remake of the 1994 film The Crow got itself a new director and today we are hearing that Bradley Cooper is in negotiations to play the lead role. Deadline is reporting that Cooper, who will next be seen in The Hangover Part II, is in talks to play Eric Draven/The Crow in the reboot redux which is scheduled for a 2012 release. Um … is it time to worry now?

Bradley Cooper is in early negotiations to play the lead role in Relativity Media and Edward R. Pressman’s reinvention of The Crow, the 1994 adaptation of the James O’Barr comic book series that Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later) has been tapped to direct. Cooper would play the hero portrayed in the original film by Brandon Lee. The project is expected to begin production in the fall. Bradley next appears in Warner Bros’ The Hangover Part II, which opens May 26.

HMMMMMMMMMMMM … I am not sure how I feel about this news. Bradley Cooper is a very good-looking man and I’d say he’s a relatively good actor … but I’m not entirely sure that he is right for the role of The Crow. The character is very dark, very broody … if he isn’t portrayed properly, he looks like a joke. In 2000, The Crow was played by Ugly Betty‘s Eric Mabius in the straight-to-video film The Crow: Salvation. In 2005, The Crow was played by Terminator 2‘s Eddie Furlong in the straight-to-video film The Crow: Wicked Prayer. Neither of those portrayals really worked for me … and The Crow looked like a joke in each film. The late Brandon Lee, who originated the character and sadly died while making the first film in the early 90′s, had the right characteristics to make The Crow a believable character on the big screen. Again … I like Bradley Cooper but I don’t see him as The Crow. We’ll have to wait and see how casting turns out but my guess is that if Cooper wants the role, he’ll get it. What do y’all think of Bradley Cooper as The Crow? Who do YOU think would make a better choice for the role?

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