Prime Minister Narendra Modi also met members of the Indian diaspora at a community event in Warsaw and urged them to continue strengthening India-Poland ties.
The Crow is Lionsgate’s upcoming action fantasy film, which stars Bill Skarsgard and singer-songwriter FKA Twigs as the lead. Their characters, Eric and Shelly, are star-crossed lovers who are brutally murdered. Hanging between life and death, Eric is given a chance to rescue the love of his life, transforming him into an invincible being known as The Crow.
The superhero born amidst death, horror, tragedy, and vengeance has a dark conscience, which Skarsgard had fun exploring. On August 20, during a chat with The Hollywood Reporter at the Lionsgate film’s world premiere held at New York’s Village East by Angelika, the actor talked about his mental state while shooting for the film.
“I had a great shoot, a lot of night shoots. … You’re kind of preoccupied in a bleak state of mind for a while,” he said. However, he admitted that he enjoys that aspect of playing dark roles. “I like to be consumed by it when I’m doing it. Actually, we were working out a lot; I found it really helpful,” he added.
The Crow is filmmaker Rupert Sanders’ new adaptation of James O’Barr’s comic book series, which is being released thirty years after the original 1994 film adaptation. The superhero, originally portrayed by Brandon Lee, is a peculiar character in its own right, but the quality Skarsgard found most attractive was his generosity as a lover.
Talking about his character, the IT actor told THR that at first, he appears to be a fragile individual who’s almost “given up on life,” but after falling in love with Shelly, he developed resilience and strength.
“[Eric] him finding Shelly and falling madly in love with her and how he projects onto her this kind of saving angel” was something Skarsgard found interesting to perform. And when he loses her, he’s willing to do extreme things, including self-sacrifice, to rescue the love of his life.
“It’s kind of the beautiful archetypal story about what people do for love, and he’s commendable that way, I think, Eric as a character — very generous,” he added.
The Crow will be released theatrically on August 23.
This is not an era of war, reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the Indian community in Poland, two days before his much-anticipated visit to Ukraine where he has pledged to campaign for a peaceful resolution of Russia’s invasion.
“India is an advocate of permanent peace in this region. Our stand is very clear – this isn’t an era of war. This is the time to come together against those challenges which threaten humanity. Therefore, India believes in diplomacy and dialogues,” PM Modi said.
PM Modi, 73, will be the first Indian Prime Minister to make a Ukraine trip and is the first in 45 years to travel to Poland – Kyiv’s close ally and a key transit for foreign leaders heading to its war-torn neighbour.
PM Modi, who is visiting Ukraine at the invitation of President Volodymyr Zelensky on August 23, has said that he will share with the Ukrainian leader perspectives on a peaceful resolution of the ongoing conflict.
His visit to Kyiv comes nearly six weeks after his high-profile trip to Moscow which triggered criticism from the US and some of its Western allies.
In September 2022, the Prime Minister made the “not an era of war” comment for the first time while talking with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during an SCO summit. On the sidelines of the SCO summit in Samarkand on September 16, PM Modi said, “Today’s era isn’t of war” while emphasising the need to find ways to address the problems of food, fuel security and fertilisers.
Before his departure for Poland, PM Modi said, “As a friend and partner, we hope for an early return of peace and stability in the region.”
The Prime Minister arrived in Poland on a two-day visit where he laid wreaths at Jam Saheb of Nawanagar Memorial and Kolhapur Memorial in Warsaw, two places that commemorate the shared history between India and Poland.