Stephen Norrington will direct a new film version of The Crow, based on the comic by James O’Barr, according to Variety.  Norrington directed League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Blade; he hasn’t directed a film since LoEG.  Relativity Media is attempting to acquire the rights from Edward Pressman for its version.

The new version of the film will be different from the first version, which starred Brandon Lee.  Norrington told Variety the new movie “will be realistic, hard-edged and mysterious, almost documentary-style.”

A total of four previous Crow movies have been released.