The Crow star Bill Skarsgård shares the one regret he has about his appearance in the upcoming film. Serving as a reimagining of Alex Proyas’ 1994 movie starring Brandon Lee, 2024’s The Crow stars Skarsgård as Eric Draven, a murdered man who has dark powers bestowed upon him to avenge his own death and that of his lover, played by FKA twigs. Trailers for the movie, which is directed by Rupert Sanders, have already given audiences a look at Skarsgård’s appearance, with the actor boasting black eyeliner and leather clothes in a nod to the original.

In a recent interview with Empire Magazine (via SlashFilm), Skarsgård reveals that there’s one aspect of his appearance in The Crow that he’s not totally happy with. The actor, as it turns out, had just come off of filming action movie Boys Kills World when he started on Sanders’ reimagining, meaning he was far more toned and muscular than he would have liked to be. Check out Skarsgård’s explanation below:

“I felt very strange being in great shape for Eric. I wanted him to be really skinny! He was not a person that worked out, ever. In a perfect world he would have been a lot less fit in the first half of the movie.”

Bills Skarsgård Is A Perfect Choice For 2024’s The Crow

How The Actor Has Proven Himself A Strong Eric Draven

Muscular physique aside, Skarsgård has certainly proven himself a perfect choice to play Draven in the upcoming reimagining of The Crow. The actor perhaps remains best known for playing Pennywise in the hit IT adaptations. While these two films aren’t really all that similar to The Crow, they do show just how fully Skarsgård can transform himself for roles.

2022’s Barbarian was a surprise hit, and Skarsgård is strong in this as well. He at first looks like a potential threat in the movie before the real twist is revealed, and his shape-shifter persona really keeps audiences on the edge of their seats. Even though it wasn’t a hit critically or commercially, Boy Kills World features Skarsgård in his first major action role and proves that he’s more than up for the task.

In order to work effectively as a protagonist in The Crow, Draven needs to be relatably human, brooding, and a dark angel-of-death-style action hero. While nobody will ever be able to recreate exactly what Lee brought to the role in the 1994 movie, Skarsgård certainly seems poised to put his own unique spin on the character. It’s unclear if 2024’s The Crow will be a hit with audiences, but Skarsgård, on paper at least, looks like a fine choice to bring new life to Draven.

Source: Empire Magazine (via SlashFilm)