The lead actor’s physical appearance in the upcoming reboot of The Crow is not going down well with fans of the original 1994 film.
One of three photos from the film published Wednesday by Vanity Fair shows the film’s star, Bill Skarsgård, covered in black makeup and tattoos.
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“They made Jared Leto’s Eric Drave Joker, THAT’S DISGUSTING,” another person wrote.
The film is scheduled for release on June 7, 2024.
Bill Skarsgård will be covered in black makeup and tattoos as he plays the role of Eric Draven in the 2024 film The Crow.
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Skarsgård will take on the role of Eric Draven, replacing the late actor Brandon Lee, who died while filming a scene for the original film on March 31, 1993.
Lee’s character, Eric Draven, was a musician who, along with his fiancée, Shelly Webster, was murdered by a gang the night before their wedding.
Eric rises from the grave on the one-year anniversary of his murders and seeks to avenge his and Shelly’s deaths.
Eric rises from the grave on the one-year anniversary of his murders and seeks to avenge his and Shelly’s deaths.
He becomes a gothic, supernatural avenger known as The Raven, dressed in dark clothing and black and white facial makeup.
The film was a financial and critical success and grossed almost $100 million at the box office.
Three more films in The Crow franchise were released in 1996, 2000, and 2005, but none of them were as successful as the first.
The 2024 film will be the first film in The Crow franchise to be a reboot, and the appearance of Skarsgård’s Joker won’t be the only thing that will differentiate the remake from the original.
Lee’s character, Eric Draven, was a musician who along with his fiancée, Shelly Webster, were murdered by a gang the night before their wedding.
The 2024 reboot was filmed in Prague and the Czech Republic from July to September 2022.
It will have a similar plot and will follow Skarsgård’s character who seeks to avenge his death and that of his fiancée.
FKA Twigs will play the role of Shelly Webster and unlike the first film, her characters will not die in the first few minutes of the film.
It’s unclear who will murder Eric and Shelly in the reboot, but the killer or killers are said to be “the demons from Shelly Webster’s past.”
Even though X users showed their hatred towards Skarsgård’s Joker’s appearance, some commenters on Instagram are still excited to see the film and have praised the actor’s character design.
FKA Twigs will play the role of Shelly Webster and unlike the first film, her characters will not die in the first few minutes of the film.
Instagram users have written nicer comments about Eric Draven’s design for the upcoming film, but the actor’s look was also compared to Machine Gun Kelly’s appearance.
Some Instagram users who commented on photos from the film wrote about how excited they were to see the film.
‘IDC WHAT SOMEONE SAYS THIS I LOVE,’ wrote one Instagram user.
Others have continued to compare his appearance to Jared Leto’s The Joke, but have also compared his appearance to Machine Gun Kelly.
“I like Bill Skarsgård, but it seems like a difficult step,” one person wrote on Instagram.
‘Is he a “goth rocker”? Do you look like Machine Gun Kelly? NO. It seems like someone had no idea what a goth rocker would be like.