Cooper interested in "The Crow" lead

When Relativity Media announced last week they had signed director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (“28 Weeks Later”) to “re-imagine” the 1994 cult hit, “The Crow,” I questioned who would want to step into a role originally portrayed by Brandon Lee, who was killed by an on-set accident during filming.

Well, according to The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision, Bradley Cooper is in early talks to take over for Lee in the new version.

The report continues that Cooper recently met with Fresnadillo and the two “hit it off.”

Cooper would play Eric Draven, who’s resurrected as The Crow to avenge his wife’s murder so he can reunite with her in the hereafter, as first envisioned by graphic novelist James O’Barr.

“The original 'Crow' was groundbreaking cinema; its gothic visual and musical ideas influenced a generation and cinema itself,” said Producer Edward R. Pressman, who has worked on the entire franchise.

Last week I questioned the need for remaking a “groundbreaking” film, and those questions remain. Still, I have to admit Cooper is an interesting choice for Draven. The actor impressed me considerably for his work in “Limitless,” where he showed ability as both a polished, smooth-talking genius and as a withdrawal-suffering wreck.

The news of Cooper's interest comes only a week after Fresnadillo was named director, so things seems to be moving a pretty fast pace for the remake.

More news as it becomes available.