Again when when Hollywood was remaking 80s films at a dependable clip, Highlander was a kind of that appeared to simply be eternally on the docket. The final substantial piece of reports about it was that former Superman/Witcher Henry Cavill was connected to it, and that was again in 2021. Loads has modified so much up to now two years, and it sounds just like the destiny of that remake could also be a kind of issues.
Per Deadline, Lionsgate is getting ready to place the reboot movie up on the market to worldwide distributors on the upcoming American Movie Market. With a finances mentioned to be north of $100 million, the Chad Stahelski-directed film is predicted to enliven the present prospect of buyable movies, which have been diminished because of the continuing Hollywood strikes. At current, the film is predicted to have a manufacturing date of 2024, however that will depend on how present negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and studios go over the following few days. (And may that fail, discussions reportedly gained’t begin up once more till just a few weeks into 2024.)
Information of a Highlander remake first began making waves again in 2008 after Summit Leisure acquired the rights, and with Quick 5’s Justin Lin connected to direct again then. Through the years, numerous administrators and actors have boarded and left the undertaking: Ryan Reynolds was set to play lead hero Connor McLeod again in 2012 with 28 Weeks Later director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo within the director’s seat; the next yr, Cedric Nicolas-Troyan was to helm the undertaking whereas looking for a brand new lead after Reynolds dropped out. Dave Bautista, the late Ray Stevenson, and Vinnie Jones have been at numerous factors, rumored or solid because the Kurgan.
At time of writing, Cavill and Stahelski are the present actor-director duo, working off the newest script from Mike Finch. No additional casting has been revealed. If Stahelski has his manner, this film might result in a larger franchise effort, however we’ve heard that earlier than. Keep in mind when there was going to be a video game?
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