Luke Evans to Star in 'The Crow' Remake

That didn't take long.

Just this week, it was reported that Alexander Skarsgard was up for the title role in the remake of the 1994 cult classic, The Crow, starring the late Brandon Lee and directed by Alex Proyas, but it seems things change quickly.

Up and coming leading man, Luke Evans - the baddie in Fast & Furious 6 as well as the lead in next year's Dracula Year Zero - has been set to topline the reboot based on the famous dark comic book series by James O'Barr.

Evans was apparently the original choice for both studio Relativity Media and director F. Javier Gutierrez but his busy schedule conflicted with the filming start date as the actor is out promoting F&F 6 as well as gearing up to film Dracula (ironically, this film was originally going to be directed by Alex Proyas himself).

I guess they wanted Evans badly as word comes they have pushed the start date to early next year to accomdate his schedule.

I'm still bummed they are remaking this film but Evans seems like a fine choice considering his acting talent as well as his resemblance to Brandon Lee.  Besides, he's a hell of a lot better pick than Alexander Skarsgard would have been.

More to come on this project as further casting is expected to take place over the coming months.

Source: Deadline