10 Controversial Changes Movies Made To The Comic Book Source (That Actually Improved It)
7. No Skull Cowboy - The Crow
Brandon Lee’s tragic death while filming The Crow caused a number of changes to the story, as the actor hadn’t finished a number of key sequences. The biggest deletion was that of the Skull Cowboy, a mysterious figure who guides Eric on his path of vengeance and warns him to not to stray from it.
In the original version of the movie Eric's decision to rescue his young friend is the reason he lost his powers, since he’s not allowed to interfere with the living. The Skull Cowboy himself suffered a similar fate, and is damned to wander the earth because of it. While the character is cool in theory, he would have ultimately slowed down the pace, and Eric already had a guide in the form of the crow itself.
Those who loved the book were naturally bummed at his deletion, but it was a smart cut.