Bradley Cooper in talks to lead'The Crow'remake:'Limitless'star will take on Brandon Lee role

"Limitless"starBradley Cooperis in talks to front a remake of"The Crow,"the 1994 thriller about a murdered man raised from the dead to seek revenge against the men who killed him and his fiancée,E! Newsreports.

In the film, a crow guides the man as he violently and creatively knocks off the thugs behind the crimes.

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, who directed"28 Days Later,"will reportedly helm the project.

The original film was based on a cult comic book series of the same name and was both a critical and box office success, earning $144 million worldwide.

But tragedy on set brought the film to the public eye well before its release - just days before filming was scheduled to wrap, starBrandon Leewas fatally wounded by a gun on set that accidentally shot a bullet into his abdomen. The bullet was reportedly left in the gun after an earlier scene and was fired off by a blank cartridge loaded later.  

Lee, son of martial arts legendBruce Lee, suffered extensive bleeding and was rushed to the hospital, where he died 12 hours later.

Producers considered scrapping the project altogether, but instead directorAlex Proyaswas tasked with rewriting the final scenes and using special effects to add Lee's character to the frames.

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