Before the days of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Dcu, The Crow was one of the first major superhero films that really spoke to audiences.
Directed by Alex Proyas, the 1994 film was based on James O’Barr’s 1989 graphic novel of the same name.
Brandon Lee, the son of legendary martial arts icon Bruce Lee, and a martial artist himself beat out more established actors like River Phoenix and Christian Slater for the lead role of undead avenger Erik Draven.
But on March 31, 1993, tragedy struck while Lee was filming the scene where his character is killed, he was fatally wounded because the gun was actually loaded with dummy cartridges rather than blank rounds as planned.
Lee died only days before the end of the film’s production, and the producers made the difficult decision to finish the movie with a stunt double and digital effects.
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