Back in November of 2009, we learned that plans were in the works for a remake of the brilliant 1994 film The Crow. In February of last year, we heard that The Crow redux would begin filming last Summer … but nothing happened. In October of last year, we heard a new rumor that Marky Mark Wahlberg might be cast as the lead in The Crow but, again … nothing more came from that talk. Today we learn, officially, that a new director has been chosen to make The Crow. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is scheduled to begin filming the movie this year for a 2012 release. Does this mean that The Crow is really gonna fly again?

Relativity Media has chosen Juan Carlos Fresnadillo to serve behind the lens for “The Crow” reboot. In a press release, Tucker Tooley, executive producer of the film, has made it official that the “28 Weeks Later…” director is chosen to helm the project. “Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is an incredibly talented and imaginative filmmaker,” Tooley said. “We are thrilled to have him at the helm and are excited to work with both Pressman and Apaches on what we all believe will be a compelling and innovative reimagining of ‘The Crow’.” Although the helmer for the upcoming film has been chosen, the characters are yet to be cast. Tooley said, “Fresnadillo will collaboratively develop the script once a writer is attached to adapt the screenplay. Casting has not yet been announced.” The film tells a story about a man who is brutally murdered, but comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancee’s murder. Written by Nick Cave and Stephen Norrington, the action thriller movie is scheduled to be released in 2012.

I can’t say that I am at all excited that this remake of The Crow is really gonna happen because I find it hard to believe that anyone will be able to do a better job than the late Brandon Lee, who died while making the original 1994 film. That said, I did like Fresnadillo‘s work on 28 Weeks Later so … meh, we’ll see. I was hoping that all the delays and false rumors would end up in a decision to just leave things along and NOT remake the film. But it sounds like it’s really gonna happen so … now we await casting news. Who would YOU ideally like to see cast in the lead role as The Crow?

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