Luke Evans Is The Crow

The rumour mill has been working overtime trying to figure out which Hollywood actor would take on the seemingly much-coveted lead role in Relativity Media's upcoming remake of The Crow.

And now we know.

Welsh actor Luke Evans, off of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Fast & Furious 6, will play Eric Draven, a man who rises from the grave to avenge his murdered lover.

According to Deadline, the actor was the first choice following Bradley Cooper's departure from the project.

But sadly we'll have to wait a while to see how the remake turns out. Evans is a busy boy, having signed up to star in Dracula: Year Zero, and production on the movie has been rescheduled to 2014 to accommodate his schedule.

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Skarsgård For The Crow?

Following rumours that Tom Hiddleston is vying for the lead in Warner Bros much-anticipated remake of The Crow, it looks like he might have some competition in the shape of a handsome new contender.

True Blood star Alexander Skarsgård is thought to be top of the studio's list for the part. Though, according to Deadline, no official offer has been made.

Apparently, Hiddleston's involvement only went as far as a quick conversation with WB. But the actors' names are just the latest in a long line of stars to be linked to the title role of Eric Draven, with Wahlberg, Bradley Cooper and James McAvoy all having been mentioned on the grapevine, which leads us to wonder - who's next?

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McAvoy Dashes Our X Team-Up Dreams

With both James McAvoy and Patrick Stewart being awesome, and equally brilliant in the role of Charles Xavier, we had been hoping to see a great meeting of the great minds on screen in X-Men: Days Of Future Past.

But McAvoy reckons it won't happen. Damnit.

"It'll be cool, but I don't think we get any scenes together, sadly," he told Empire magazine. "I don't think there's any future self talking to past self."

Meanwhile, the actor discussed the privilege of starring in the X-Men franchise, saying he's grateful to be able to take smaller parts in smaller movies.

"Having an X-Men in your back pocket, which hopefully will go for three movies, it makes you go, 'Right, it doesn't matter if I make 14 films that nobody sees... because in two years' time I'll make another X-Men'.

"Meanwhile, Fox are thinking, 'Why isn't this f**ker out there building his profile so he can make us more money on the second X-Men?' But that's their fault for hiring me!"

If rumours are true, though, McAvoy's next project won't be low-profile as far as we're concerned. The actor has been connected to the new adaptation of James O'Barr's famous comic, The Crow.

Curiouser and curiouser…

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