The Crow director behind 'cursed' '90s original slams controversial remake more than 30 years after lead actor Brandon Lee was shot and killed on set READ MORE: The Crow remake starring Bill Skarsgard and FKA Twigs SLAMMED by critics in scathing first reviews By Stephen Bisset For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:28, 30 August 2024 | Updated: 00:30, 30 August 2024 e-mail View comments The director behind the '90s cult classic film The Crow has slammed the controversial 2024 remake. Australian filmmaker Alex Proyas took to social media this the week to share his candid thoughts on the movie, with one swipe taking aim at the film's poor box office performance. The remake, starring Bill Skarsgård and directed by Rupert Sanders, opened last weekend to disappointing box office returns, with $4.
6million in the US and $10.3 million globally on a reported $50 million production budget. Taking to Facebook this week, Alex's spray pulled no punches when it came to the numbers.
'I thought the remake was a cynical cash grab,' he wrote. 'Not much cash to grab it seems.' Fans of the original were quick to agree with the directors assessment with many questioning why the remake was even made in the first place.
'The fact that it's not making money is the best message that Hollywood could have been sent,' one fan wrote. 'There is something so profound about the original, something that has become such a part of people, that can never be replicated. Alex Proyas, the director behind the '90.