History of Highlander's reboot seemed to have been going on as long as the Warriors settling this cult classic franchise. Directors, stars and screenwriters have come and has passed for more than a decade, all in the hope of winning the prize that repeats the spark of the original film. Released in 1986 and starred Christopher Lambert, John Connery, Clinick Brown, and perhaps one of the best movie soundtracks ever exploding through the cinema, Highlander follows a titular Scottish who reveals that he belongs to a small group of immortals. The only way to beat his opponents is to extinguish their heads, which proves to be difficult when a long time opponent known as Kurgan (Clinic Brown) is dedicated to taking over his.

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Almost 40 years after the original film, the paddles are again attracted to return the magic with an established Starwar to take the lead role. What is even more confident is that this new image of the character is dealing with a director whose history has provided some of the most influential and influential contributions to the genre in the last two decades. So, what is the new Highlander and what other creative forces will be in play to ensure that heads roll only in the right way? In the case of the sword blurred by the Scotsman, they looked at a former Viere and a steel man to breathe a new life in a man who could not die.

Various attempts were made to return the new Highlander in the cinemas back in 2008, and several names were thrown, ranging from Ryan Reynolds to the Starval of the Heating Anatomy, Kevin McKid (which, sincerely, is perhaps the best choice given that he is actually Scotland). However, in the end, Henry Caville received the call in 2021 Take the role of Connor McLod and has been waiting for the line ever since.

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As for the casting elections, it is certainly reasonable. Cavill has already proved himself during his time as Ericaralt in the Bitcher series that he can certainly handle the swing of the match in someone in a duel to death, and the man himself has even hinted that it will be a huge upgrade from what we have already seen to deliver to the Netflix series.

While appearing in cinema in 2024, Cavill teased the audience for what was in the film store. "I'm a lubee of the original films, for better or worse," he said Hollywood reporter. "It's one of those things where I was reading the script, I wasn't quite sure where to go." When it comes to talking about how to deal with Miclod's weapons in the film, Cavill hinted: "If you think you've seen me working with a sword before, you haven't seen anything yet." The bold claim really, but then given the director at the head of this project, we did not expect anything less.

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When you tell a story about the warriors who have mastered the art of a close struggle for centuries and can only die by beheading, it makes sense to designate a director who made an art form from filming people who beat the sweetheart. What is impressive is that the director has managed to stick to it for as long as there is. As early as 2016, the master's mind behind the films "Johnon Wick", Chad Stahelski was hired to direct the new movie And since then it gets stuck with that. What attracted to this world was the terrain he did to his leading man.

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Talking to DirectlyStahelski explained: "My point of sale was, at (Henry Caville)," Look, you have a guy who has been alive for more than 500 years. He is the last person in the world he wanted to be in this situation. " Thus, you will cover a very widespread spread of the character's bow there. It is very much to unveil in a movie, and for that task, "Highlander" has been appointed writer Michael Finch, one of the writers behind "Johnon Wick: Chapter 4", another story involving almost immortal warrior. But by taking over the legacy of such a beloved franchise that caused five films and a TV show, will the new "Highlander" be linked to the old way, or will things simply return to the beginning?

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Love it or hate it, Highlander's Universe is rich to go by 2007 with Highlander: Source. Obviously, with each chapter in The franchise is inconsistent in its television shows and moviesTaking the carrier in the second film, "Highlander II: the acceleration", when it was discovered that the immortal were aliens from another planet (don't ask). Then it is much more confident, to know that the film in Stahelski will rewrite the legend of Highlander and only show what lessons the character has learned during his travels nowadays.

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In his further comments about his takeover of the world, Stahelski said Directly Where we will meet with Caville Maclod and what can mean to the inevitable throws Highlander will have in the film. "We bring it forward from the early 1500s in Highlands to today's New York and Hong Kong and watching it go. There is a great deal of action," the director explained. What should be exciting for Johnon Wick fans is that the brains behind Baba Yaga will seek to conduct many lessons that he has learned from that universe in this. "There's a chance to play a character that many people don't play. And it's a bit of Loveboy story, but not how you think. The" Johnon Wick ", I learned a lot about how to bend the story a little ... another kind of myth."

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And talking about connections with the original, confirmed Stahelski The wrapper That the movie "Absolutely" will use some of the queen's music that was shown in the original film, though "probably in a different way than you think."

Although it is wonderful to hear the starvet and the director of the new Highlander, which shows huge enthusiasm to bring their download to the story on the screen, a question that cannot be ignored is just how long it takes to get there. Also, it would be lost in the Scottish Highlands given how long it was with the project, with the main photo finally starting sometime this year. Understandably, however, for a 500 -year -old character, she has a lot to unpack, and while it is frustrating waiting, it calms that the director "Johnon Wick" wants to take his time with the immortal.

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"I've been working on Highlander for years, for Henry Caville. Being retroactive is difficult." Stahelski said The deadline As early as 2023. "If I had to make a remake of Highland right now, you expected a lot of mythology in the first two hours; You can't explore things without it. " Have you have time to build it, see all those retrospective and the potential. It's harder to try to do something with that great mythology. But, I agree, it would be to take a really big stab. "Let's hope he hit his goal and the Scottish accent of Caville is as good as his sword when Highlander finally arrives.

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