Dave Bautista To Play In Highlander Reboot

[LevelUp]

THE MOVIE: A remake of the 1986 action-fantasy flick Highlander is currently in the works. The original film revolved around an immortal Scottish swordsman who must confront the last of his immortal opponent, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled “PRIZE ”.

UPDATES: Melissa Rosenberg of Twilight fame has been hired to work on the script. Looks like Justin Lin has dropped out as director, and is just serving as producer on the project. Dark Horizons via Deadline added that 28 Weeks Later’s Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is now up for the part of director. | Deadline reports that 28 Weeks Later’s Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is exiting the Highlander remake.

After losing Justin Lin and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Deadline reports that the Highlander reboot has a new director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. The reboot will serve as his directorial debut. Nicolas-Troyan’s previous CREDITS include visual effects supervisor and second unit director for Snow White and the Huntsman.

The Wrap reports that Tom Cruise is being pursued by the studio to play the mentor role that Sean Connery portrayed in the 1986 film.

BREAKING NEWS: LR reports that Dave Bautista (Kickboxer: Vengeance, Spectre) is going to play the bad ass barbarian role of “The Kurgan.”

 

[BulletProof]

I was such a big fan of the original as a kid that I can't watch this.

 

[Remy Danton]

will peep

 

[curz]

 

[OmegaK2099]

It shouldnt even be called Highlander, to get away from the original and start fresh they should focus on some dude whose been alive since the days of pyramids and fought in the crusades, should have been called the immortals or something, now we got to focus on scotland again

It better have a bomb azz soundtrack too which i doubt will happen