Bradley Cooper Will Lay Off the ‘Crow’ Facepaint

We were not repeatedly beaten across the head and neck in high school, so we've never quite understood the lingering popularity of "The Crow" franchise. Actually, that's a gross mischaracterization of "Crow" fans: They're far more mainstream than that. (A statement, now that we read it, might be more insulting.) You can tell "The Crow" is still popular, though, because it has a fan page so devoted to the franchise that it hasn't gone through a single redesign since the original film came out.

Anyway, a fratty meathead -- a phrase we say with love -- like Bradley Cooper has always seemed like an odd choice for a remake of "The Crow," and now it turns out that Cooper's not going to be a part of the project after all. The Hollywood Reporter says that it's a scheduling issue, not a "he's going to look ridiculous in that makeup" issue, but seriously, he would have looked ridiculous in that makeup.

Then again, who wouldn't? Cooper's potential fill-ins, Channing Tatum and Mark Wahlberg, certainly would. (Tatum's a particularly amusing choice, if they want to add in a little "Encino Man" feel.) Mostly, though, let's just try to remember the real Crow, the last and greatest: Edward Furlong.

Bradley Cooper Exits 'The Crow' as Other Actors Circle [The Hollywood Reporter]