The reboot of The Crow film reveals a first look at Bill Skarsgård in the role of Brandon Lee

“The Crow” will soon rise from the dead.

Lionsgate has released the first photos of Bill Skarsgård and FKA Twigs in The Crow, described as a modern reimagining of James O'Barr's graphic novel. Skarsgård plays Eric Draven, a man who is murdered along with his fiancée (FKA Twigs) and returns from the dead to take revenge on the murderers.

The film, directed by Rupert Sanders (“Snow White and the Huntsman”), follows Eric as he “traverses the worlds of the living and the dead to make the wrong things right,” the synopsis says.

The photos offered a glimpse into Skarsgård's transformation into the title character, and the actor is seen heavily tattooed and with makeup around his eyes as he looks into a mirror.

The Crow was previously adapted into a 1994 film starring Brandon Lee, the son of Bruce Lee, who was fatally shot with a prop gun in an on-set accident. Work on the film continued after Lee's death and The Crow was released more than a year later. No criminal charges were filed.

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After cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot by a prop gun in the Alec Baldwin film “Rust” in a similar incident in 2021, Lee's fiancée Eliza Hutton told People: “28 years ago I was devastated by the shock and grief of the Loss.” Love of my life, Brandon Lee, My heart now aches again for the husband and son of Halyna Hutchins and for all those left behind in the wake of this preventable tragedy.

Sanders told Vanity Fair that he sees the new “Crow” as a tribute to Lee.

“Obviously it was a terrible tragedy and that was definitely something we always had in mind when making the film,” he said. “Brandon was an original voice and I think he will always be synonymous with The Crow and I hope he is proud of what we did and how we brought the story back to life. His soul is very much alive in this film.” . His version of the crow is really fragile and beautiful, and I think Bill feels like he's a successor to that.

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The director also told Vanity Fair that Skarsgård's look in the film was inspired by “me in the '90s when we were cast in London,” mixed with rappers Post Malone and Lil Peep.

Skarsgård, 33, is best known for his role as Pennywise in the “It” films, and he plays the lead villain in last year's “John Wick: Chapter 4.” The actor will also play Count Orlok in Robert Eggers' remake of Nosferatu.

“The Crow” hits theaters on June 7th.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'The Crow': Watch Bill Skarsgard take on Brandon Lee's role