A first look at Bill Skarsgård in the remake of “The Crow” is out … and fans are pissed — blasting the over-the-top body art, unkindly comparing him to Jared Leto’s Joker.
Here’s the deal … Bill’s the lead in a remake of the gothic cult classic hit movie from 1994 — and the first pictures of his revamped “Crow” character just dropped Wednesday via Vanity Fair. There’s a lot of set photos they have … but everyone’s focused on this money shot.
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FYI … “The Crow” follows a murdered man who comes back to life to enact his revenge against the men who killed him and his fiancée — which is it has this dark, noir-esque vibe. The whole film is basically a fantasy revenge flick … with memorable makeup/costumes.
In the OG film, the eponymous character — played by Bruce Lee’s son Brandon — wore black leather jackets and bodysuits, and white face makeup made him look more like a corpse, but overall his look was pretty understated … especially when compared to Bill’s version. That’s how the internet seems to feel about it anyway!
Just check out the pics … Bill’s got the leather and white face/body makeup — as well as a series of unseemly and sorta cartoonish tattoos … including a giant eye in the middle of his chest and the word “Lullaby” written above his right eyebrow.
All of these tats have fans thinking about another outlandish character look … namely, Leto’s Joker in “Suicide Squad” who literally had “Damaged’ written on his forehead — just so the audience wouldn’t miss that particular character trait, we guess.
Point is, fans are super upset … with some even going as far as saying this concept of the character spits in the face of Brandon’s memory.
If you don’t know … Brandon was actually shot and killed on “The Crow” set after a prop gun fired an uncleared bullet fragment from a previous scene at him. No one was criminally charged, but his mom Linda Lee Caldwell successfully sued filmmakers.
Safe to say … fans are pretty protective of Lee’s character and his legacy — and they’re pretty sure Skarsgård’s look is only going to hurt the memory of Brandon and “The Crow” — that’s what some are saying about this.
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We’ll just have to see how it all comes out … since the movie’s release date is set for June, it seems unlikely the studio can fix the perceived issue now.