James McAvoy Up For The Lead In ‘The Crow’ Remake?

It’s been a bit since we’ve heard any news regarding Relativity’s new adaptation of James O’Barr’s The Crow. The film, which has F. Javier Gutierrez attached to direct and Jesse Wigutow writing the script, has had several names rumored to be attached to the lead role of Eric Draven. We’ve heard that Bradley Cooper was once attached to star and both Mark Wahlberg and Channing Tatum were both considered as candidates. Now, there’s another actor linked to the film’s lead role.

James McAvoy (X-Men: First Class) is said to be currently circling the role of Eric Draven (who was played by Brandon Lee in the original film), who is “brutally murdered [and] comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancée’s murder.” The only problem apparently is that McAvoy’s commitment to X-Men: Days Of Future Past, which starts shooting in a few months, may keep him from taking the role in the remake.

Source: Bloody Disgusting