This asshole plans to fuck up a perfectly good modern classic.

Variety has reported that Stephen Norrington is gearing up to helm a remake of The Crow. The original version of the film was a wonderful adaption of James O’Barr’s masterpiece about obsession, loss, love and revenge, beautifully stylized and crafted by Alex Proyas. Norrington, whose credits include Blade (a franchise good only when Guillermo del Toro took over the sequel) and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, a move that was so terrible it caused Sean Connery to go into retirement, plans to make a grittier, more real version of The Crow, in almost a documentary style. This remake is destined to be just as shitty as the other sequels in the Crow franchise, and sadly, unlike the last two flick in the series this most likely won’t go straight to DVD. Norrington was originally slated to remake 1981’s epic Clash of the Titans only to loose directing rights to Louis Leterrier. It looks like he hopped from one stone to the next. There’s a saying “if it isn’t broke, don’t fix it,” and sadly Hollywood doesn’t seem to get that. Add The Crow to the ranks of The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Escape from New York (thanks Brett Ratner, you fucking asshole).