Alex Proyas, the chief behind the The Crow, is right now fostering a TV series transformation of his 1998 film, Dark City. Set in a city in which the sun never rises, the neo-noir science fiction film follows entertainer Rufus Sewell, who wakes without any recollections and ends up blamed for homicide. In his bid to find reality, he likewise unwinds a greater secret encompassing a vile gathering referred to just as the “Outsiders.” Co-featuring Kiefer Sutherland and Jennifer Connelly, the film was commended by pundits and is considered by many to have been a significant impact on The Matrix series, which delivered its first film one year after the fact.
Last year, Proyas got back to the Dark City universe with another short film, Mask of the Evil Apparition, which is highlighting as a feature of a virtual show coordinated through the Popcorn Frights Film Festival. As indicated by Bloody Disgusting, notwithstanding Proyas’ short movie, the show likewise includes a virtual Q&A with the chief. During the Q&A meeting, Proyas uncovered that a Dark City TV series is in progress and that it’s at present in the “beginning phases” of advancement. Look at what he needed to say underneath:
Dark City right currently is actually a captivating one to me since we’re fostering a series, a Dark City Series, which we’re in the beginning phases [of] yet I’m having to reanalyze to develop another story. I’m returning and sort of refresh my memory regarding what we really did and what I think worked and what I think didn’t work and rethink my own film, so that has been an extremely intriguing encounter also which I’ve not done previously.
While Dark City’s unique delivery in the cinema world was predominated by the true to life juggernaut that was James Cameron’s Titanic, the film’s one of a kind reason and shocking visuals procured it a lot of basic commendation and Roger Ebert even proceeded to name it as the best film of 1998. Dark, evil and totally intriguing, aficionados of Proyas’ exceptional style will almost certainly be delighted to learn of this most recent disclosure.
