Is Henry Cavill soon to be immortalized in one of the greatest fantasy sagas? John Wick 4 Director Reacts!

For nearly a decade, the Highlander franchise has been trying to revive itself on the big screen, so far without much success.

Popularized on film by Christophe Lambert, then on the small screen by Adrian Paul, the Immortal saga has since been largely forgotten.

In January 2017, Highlander raised its head. John Wick franchise director Chad Stahelski is helming the project. The director has in mind a trilogy between Star Wars and John Wick:

“I think the Highlander series had a lot of good things that weren’t in the movie, between the Watchers and the different types of immortals. Let’s redo everything in a few parts, with the series and this trilogy in mind.”Chad Stahelski said.

“We’re in the process of restructuring right now. We have to take everything that was good before I came on the project, rework the script to have a great first film, then a second, then a third, and expand the universe.”– he added to the microphone Collider.

“I was told, whatever you did with gunfights on John Wick, we want you to try and do the same with swords on Highlander. I’ve never seen that before.”Stahelski said.

Words that had fans of the saga excited, knowing the director’s impressive work on the battles of John Wick, especially on the 4th opus released on March 22.

Moreover, after Henry Cavill’s ouster from Superman and The Witcher, his name returns to the front of the stage to become the new McLeod franchise of Highlander.

During the promotion of John Wick 4, Chad Stahelski gave an interview Deadline About this long-standing project. For a director, the mythology of the Highlander is so rich that it takes a long time to get it right.

I’ve been working on Highlander for Henry Cavill for years now.

“I’ve been working on Highlander for years now, for Henry Cavill”Stahelski reveals. “Working on such a project is much more difficult than John Wick; the latter had no mythology, 5 films and 6 seasons of the TV series”– says the film director.

“With a remake of Highlander right away, fans have come to expect the mythology to be explained and developed within the first 2 hours. You can’t explore the full essence of the saga in such a short amount of time.”Chad Stahelski continues.

“So Highlander as a series would be fabulous. We would have time to build the story, especially with the flashbacks, to explore the full potential of the mythology. The latter is so important that it is very difficult to work on it. But I. Agree, this is a project that needs foresight “.The director concludes.

That’s why Stahelski is still very enthusiastic about the idea of ​​reviving the saga of the Immortals. With this action specialist at the helm and Henry Cavill as the hero, Highlander could rise from the ashes and succeed. Will the license return to a few movies in theaters or on the small screen?

We will have to be patient to find out. Indeed, Chad Stahelski must first make Ghost of Tsushima, an adaptation of the video game of the same name. This story features some pretty awesome katana fights, good training for the Highlander project.