90s director really, really hates the remake of his iconic film-Asyia Iftikhar-Entertainment – Metro

If there’s only one hater of The Crow remake, starring Bill Skarsgard and FKA twigs, the director of the original 1994 movie, Alex Proyas, is the clear winner.

The Australian filmmaker, 60, is behind the gothic antihero movie featuring Brandon Lee (in his final role) which was met with critical acclaim and a healthy turnaround at the global box office totalling $94million (£71milion) during its run.

Unfortunately, the remake helmed by director Rupert Sanders has not seen the same luck, procuring a measly $9.6million (£7.2million) during its opening weekend after using a budget of $50million (£37million).

If that wasn’t enough, it debuted at a poor 20% on movie review site Rotten Tomatoes with critics labelling the gothic horror reboot ‘tepid’, ‘a slog’ and ‘sorely lacking in both depth and a sense of fun’.

The remake follows familiar characters Eric Draven and Shelly Webster who are brutally murdered – inspiring musician Eric to seek bloody revenge on the gang of killers.

Alex – also behind hit films such as I, Robot and Dark City – has wasted no time making his feelings perfectly clear about his complete aversion to the 2024 comic book adaptation, instead taking to social media to mercilessly mock its failure.

Alex Proyas is making his views on The Crow remake clear (Picture: Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock)

‘I thought the remake was a cynical cash grab. Not much cash to grab it seems,’ he posted on Facebook.

He has also flooded his page with reposted poor reviews for the movie. One YouTube review for the film, by The Critical Drinker, called it ‘the worst movie of the year’.

Alex posted the review with the caption: ‘The review we’ve all been waiting for. It’s a bit like flogging a dead horse now so I think I’ll stop after this… until another funny one comes along.’

He has addressed the poor box office numbers (Picture: Facebook /Alex Proyas)

He has not held back (Picture: Facebook /Alex Proyas)

Since his relentless takedown of the film, he has announced he is ‘taking a step away from the internet’.

But it is far from the first time he has made his discontent known.

When images of Bill’s character were released earlier this year, in which he looked like a gothic rocker, Alex joined the critics.

‘Eric Draven’s having a bad hair day. Next reboot thanks,’ he commented next to one of the photos.

‘I guess he’s supposed to be a bad mofo with all those tats and werewolves and skulls on his jacket,’ he added with laugh-crying emojis.

In March, Alex explained why he was so opposed to the new film on Facebook after the trailer garnered a negative reception.In particular, Alex claimed that the original should remain a ‘testament’ to the last Brandon who tragically during an onset accident with a gun.

Brandon played the original Eric (Picture: Pressman/Most/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)

In the new film, Bill plays a musician out for vengeance (Picture: AP)

‘I really don’t get any joy from seeing negativity about any fellow filmmakers work,’ Alex wrote.

‘And I’m certain the cast and crew really had all good intentions, as we all do on any film. So it pains me to say any more on this topic, but I think the fan’s response speaks volumes.

‘The Crow is not just a movie. Brandon Lee died making it, and it was finished as a testament to his lost brilliance and tragic loss. It is his legacy. That’s how it should remain.’

During the fatal incident in question, Brandon died at age 28 after a mistake with bullets loaded into a prop gun. The shot was fired by Funboy star Michael Massee during the filming of a scene in the apartment.

Rupert has also addressed the sensitive nature of the remake, as he told Vanity Fair.

‘Obviously, it was a terrible tragedy, and it’s definitely something that we’ve always had in mind through the making of the film.

The film is sitting at 20% on Rotten Tomatoes (Picture: AP)

‘Brandon was an original voice and I think he will always be synonymous with The Crow and I hope he’s proud of what we’ve done and how we’ve brought the story back again. His soul is very much alive in this film,’ he explained.

At the New York premiere of the movie, the Ghost in the Shell director opened up about the It star’s intense diet and fitness regime to prepare for the role.

‘It’s basically steak tartare and raw eggs. He was in the gym a lot. He ate very healthily and put us all to shame when we were eating burgers and hot dogs and working late at night in the Czech summer,’ Rupert shared.

Meanwhile, Bill added that his diet and training regiment were so complex because Eric and the Crow are two very different body types.

‘It was a tricky one, because they wanted the Crow to be ripped, but the character Eric shouldn’t be. I didn’t feel like the character should be thin, but you can’t afford to split it into six months, the “Raging Bull” kind of way. So we did a lot of weight training and ate a lot of protein,’ he explained.

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