MUMBAI:Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, director of 28 Weeks Later has been tapped to direct Relativity‘s remake of The Crow.

Crow is based on a gritty black-and-white indie comic by artist James O‘Barr. Miramax made the film adaptation, which gained cult status partially due to star Brandon Lee‘s on-set accidental death. The film was followed by three sequels and a TV series. 

The story follows a rock musician who is murdered while trying to save his fiancee from thugs. He is resurrected by supernatural forces and seeks revenge.

The reboot of the title has been in the works since 2007.

Relativity‘s Tooley will serve as executive producer while Jose Ibanez, Pressman Film Corp.‘s Jon Katz and Apaches‘ Jesus de la Vega will serve as co-producers.

The film is being produced by Edward R. Pressman, Jeff Most, Relativity‘s CEO Ryan Kavanaugh and Apaches Entertainment‘s Enrique Lopez Lavigne and Belen Atienza.