The Crow cast: Who stars in superhero reboot?
Bill Skarsgård takes on the lead role in the new film – here's who else stars.
In the time since a reboot of The Crow began its development in 2008, a huge range of actors were linked to the main part.
Bradley Cooper, Luke Evans, Jack Huston and Jason Momoa were all reported to have been cast at one stage or another, while a number of other big-name stars were also rumoured to be in the running, including Channing Tatum, Ryan Gosling, Mark Wahlberg and James McAvoy.
In the end, however, it's IT star Bill Skarsgård who takes on the lead role.
Of course, in the original 1994 film the title character was played by Brandon Lee, who tragically died after an accident involving a prop gun during production.
And Skarsgård has paid tribute to Lee in the run-up to the film's release.
Speaking to People, he said: "We were not remaking that movie, and that was never the intention. I feel like that movie and his performance is iconic and shouldn't be tampered with at all. So I'm glad that we tried to do something very different with it."
Read on for more information about who stars with Skarsgård in the new film – from musician FKA Twigs to Blake's 7 star Josette Simon.
The Crow cast: Full list of stars in superhero reboot
You can find the full cast below – and scroll down further for more information about the main stars and the characters they are playing.
- Bill Skarsgård as Eric Draven / The Crow
- FKA Twigs as Shelly Webster
- Danny Huston as Vincent Roeg
- Josette Simon as Sophia Webster
- Laura Birn as Marian
- Sami Bouajila as Kronos
- Isabella Wei as Zadie
- Jordan Bolger as Chance
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Bill Skarsgård as Eric Draven / The Crow
Who is Eric Draven? A musician who is resurrected to avenge the deaths of himself and his fiancée.
What else has Bill Skarsgård been in? Coming from a well-known acting family that also includes father Stellan and brother Alexander, Skarsgård's most prominent credits include playing Pennywise in IT – a role he will reprise in upcoming prequel series Welcome to Derry – and the TV shows Hemlock Grove and Castle Rock.
Recent film credits have included Barbarian, John Wick: Chapter 4 and Boy Kills World, while he will have the lead role in Robert Eggers's upcoming Nosferatu remake.
FKA Twigs as Shelly Webster
Who is Shelly Webster? Eric's fiancée, who he first meets in rehab and whose murder, alongside his own, puts the events of the film in motion.
What else has FKA Twigs been in? Born Tahliah Debrett Barnett, FKA Twigs is best known for her music career – but she did previously appear in the 2019 film Honey Boy and will star alongside Michaela Coel, Anne Hathaway and Hunter Schafer in the upcoming David Lowery film Mother Mary.
Danny Huston as Vincent Roeg
Who is Vincent Roeg? The main villain of the piece, Roeg is a crime lord with mysterious supernatural powers.
What else has Danny Huston been in? Another star from a big acting family – the son of director John Huston and half-brother of actress Anjelica Huston – Huston has appeared in a wealth of big films over the years.
Highlights include Birth, The Aviator, Marie Antoinette, Children of Men and Wonder Woman, while more recent credits include Westerns Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 and The Dead Don't Hurt. He's also had recurring roles in several well-known TV shows such as Succession, American Horror Story and Yellowstone.
Laura Birn as Marian
Who is Marian? Roeg's loyal right-hand woman who is directly implicated in the deaths of Eric and Shelly.
What else has Laura Birn been in? You might recognise Birn for her role as Demerzel in Foundation or her part in the Netflix supernatural drama The Innocents. On the big screen, she's mainly starred in films in her homeland.
Sami Bouajila as Kronos
Who is Kronos? A mysterious figure who gifts Eric with his new powers in a space that seems to exist between the land of the living and the dead.
What else has Sami Bouajila been in? Tunisian-French actor Bouajila has twice won acting gongs at the Cesar Awards (France's equivalent of the Oscars) for his roles in the films The Witnesses and A Son, while he won the Best Actor prize at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival for his role in Days of Glory.
Josette Simon as Sophia Webster
Who is Sophia Webster? Shelly's grieving mother, who is able to help Eric in her quest due to her knowledge of Roeg and his criminal world.
What else has Josette Simon been in? Simon is known for her role as Dayna Mellanby in Blake 7, and also has a huge range of film, TV and theatre credits to her name.
Small-screen credits include roles in series such as Broadchurch, Anatomy of a Scandal, Small Axe, The Witcher and Death in Paradise, while she's been in films such as Milk and Honey, Wonder Woman and The Witches. It's arguably her stage work which is most celebrated – having appeared in Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) productions since 1982.
The Crow is playing in UK cinemas from Friday 23rd August 2024.
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Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.
