Highlanders it will have a new look
Highlanders is one of those films that wasn’t a huge success when it was released, but has since acquired the status of a cult work. Released in 1986, the feature film tells us the story of Connor Macleod, an immortal Scottish warrior who has spanned the centuries for over 400 years, facing other immortals and preparing for the battle of his life.
While in the original film he was played by Christophe Lambert, Connor Macleod will have a new face. Because a reboot of the film is in the works. While Chad Stahelski will replace Russell Mulcahy in the director’s chair, Henry Cavill will play the main character in this new version. And the actor just gave some information about this project.
Henry Cavill enthusiastically anticipates the new film
CinemaCon in Las Vegas is happening right now. During this event, several studios present their future productions. In the last few hours it has been Lionsgate’s turn to give us some revelations about its future projects. Against this background, Henry Cavill appeared on stage. And, as reported by Screen triggeringpromised that the new Highlanders would explore the mythology in more depth introduced in the 1986 film:
“We will delve into the meaning of the characters in this world, as well as the challenges they face. »
Cavill continued by teasing memorable fight scenes. The one who notably played Geralt of Rivia in the first three seasons of The witcher ensured that the choreographed sword fights were scheduled Highlanders surpassed those of the previous titles in his filmography: “If you think you’ve seen me sword fight before, I promise you haven’t seen anything yet. »
A reboot to relaunch a universe ready to expand?
Henry Cavill isn’t the first to talk about rebootingHighlanders. In August 2023, Chad Stahelski had already provided information on the topic during an interview for the podcast Happy Sad Confused. He revealed that he saw this project as a sort of prequel from the original film. And that’he intended to expand the universe well beyond the new film if the opportunity arose.
The director therefore believes that the world ofHighlanders it’s so rich that it can still be used for so many stories. As revealed during his interview last year, he has many ideas for potential sequelsthat he would like to tell in the form ofa series.
The universe ofHighlanders it could therefore continue to expand beyond the new film. For this, however, it will be necessary for the latter to work at the box office. For the moment he has nothing no release date yet.
Source: Cine Serie
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